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''Tochara'' 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
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 of 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 ...
. 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'' (Mabille, 1880) * ...
'' 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)jpmoth.org
/ref> * '' Tochara olivacea'' (Holloway, 1976) (from Borneo)


References


Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Acantholipini Moth genera {{Acantholipini-stub