''Chalcopasta'' is a genus of
owlet moth
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other ...
s in the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the othe ...
. There are about nine described species in ''Chalcopasta''.
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Species
These nine species belong to the genus ''Chalcopasta'':
* '' Chalcopasta acantha'' Druce, 1889
* '' Chalcopasta acema'' (Druce, 1889)
* '' Chalcopasta ellica'' Dyar, 1915
* '' Chalcopasta fulgens'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
* '' Chalcopasta howardi'' (H. Edwards, 1877)
* '' Chalcopasta pterochalcea'' Dyar, 1909
* '' Chalcopasta riandana'' Dyar, 1912
* '' Chalcopasta sinuata'' Hampson, 1918
* '' Chalcopasta territans'' (H. Edwards, 1884)
Former species
* ''Chalcopasta koebelei'' is now '' Argentostiria koebelei'' (Riley, 1893)
References
''Chalcopasta''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Hadeninae
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