''Tochara'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a 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 underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
.
This genus resembles ''
Hypospila
''Hypospila'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Species
* '' Hypospila bolinoides'' Guenée, 1852
* '' Hypospila brunnescens'' (Roepke, 1938)
* ''Hypospila contortalis
''Hypospila c ...
'' with the differences of a long, bipectinated antennae in the male, a longer third segment of the labial palps and a distinctive dark spot on the hindwings.
Species
* ''
Tochara creberrima''
(Walker, 1858) (from India to Japan and Australia)
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* '' Tochara olivacea'' (Holloway, 1976) (from Borneo)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Acantholipini
Moth genera
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