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Tarika varana

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Tarika varana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Tarika
Moore, 1878
Species:
T. varana
Binomial name
Tarika varana
(Moore, [1866])
Synonyms
  • Lithosia varana Moore, [1866]
  • Eilema varana
  • Tarika nivea Moore, 1878

Tarika is a monotypic moth genus of the subfamily Arctiinae in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Tarika varana, is found in Sikkim, India. The genus and species were both first described by Frederic Moore; the genus in 1878 and the species in 1866.[1]

The forewings are unicolorous pale.[2]

This species was previously placed in the genus Eilema.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Eilema varana (Moore, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Dubatolov, V. V. & Zolotuhin, V. V. (2011). "Does Eilema Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) present one or several genera?" (PDF). Euroasian Entomological Journal. 10 (3): 367–379, 380, VII.