''Chalcosia'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Zygaenidae
The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera. The majority of zygaenids are tropical, but they are nevertheless quite well represented in temperate regions. Some of the 1000 or so species are commonly known as burnet or forester moths, ofte ...
.
Species
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Chalcosia affinis''
(Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
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Chalcosia alpherakyi''
Leech, 1898
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Chalcosia coliadoides''
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Chalcosia contradicta''
Inoue, 1991
*''
Chalcosia flavicollis''
Jordan, 1907
*''
Chalcosia formosana''
Matsumura, 1911
*''
Chalcosia nympha''
Moore, 1878
*''
Chalcosia pectinicornis''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...
)
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Chalcosia pretiosa''
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 ...
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*'' Chalcosia venosa'' Walker, 1854
*'' Chalcosia zehma'' Herrich-Schäffer, 853
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Year 853 ( DCCCLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* May 22 – A Byzantine fleet (85 ships and 5,000 men) sacks and destroys the port city of Damietta, lo ...
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References
Chalcosiinae
Zygaenidae genera
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