''Bucaea'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
tiger moth
The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other operators as a primary trainer aircraft. ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
. The moths in the genus are found in
Hindustan
''Hindūstān'' ( English: /ˈhɪndustæn/ or /ˈhɪndustɑn/, ; ) was a historical region, polity, and a name for India, historically used simultaneously for northern Indian subcontinent and the entire subcontinent, used in the modern day ...
.
Species
*''
Bucaea fumipennis''
(Hampson, 1891)
*''
Bucaea simplex''
(Walker, 865
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Year 865 ( DCCCLXV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* King Louis the German divides the East Frankish Kingdom among his three sons. Carloman receives Bavaria (with more l ...
1864)
References
* , 2007: The systematic position of the genera ''Bucaea'' Walker, 1866 and ''Tamilarctia'' Dubatolov & Kishida, 2005. ''Atalanta'' 38 (1/2): 213-216, colour pl. 10 (p. 316). Full article
* , 2005: New genera of Arctiinae (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) from South and East Asia. ''Tinea'' 18 (4): 307-314.
* , 1864
865
__NOTOC__
Year 865 ( DCCCLXV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* King Louis the German divides the East Frankish Kingdom among his three sons. Carloman receives Bavaria (with more l ...
''List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum''. London 31 suppl.: 321 p.
* , 1865
866
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Year 866 ( DCCCLXVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* April 21 – Bardas, the regent of the Byzantine Empire, is murdered by Basil the Macedonian at Miletu ...
''List Spec. lepid. Ins. Colln Br. Mus.'' 35: 1983
External links
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Spilosomina
Noctuoidea genera
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