''Trilocha'' 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 of the family
Bombycidae
The Bombycidae are a family of moths known as silkworm moths. The best-known species is ''Bombyx mori'' (Linnaeus), or domestic silk moth, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well-known species is '' Bombyx mandarina' ...
first described by
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company.
It has been said that Mo ...
in 1855. It is sometimes treated as a synonym of ''
Ocinara''.
Selected species
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Trilocha annae''
(Thiaucourt, 1997)
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Trilocha arabica''
(Wiltshire, 1982)
*''
Trilocha friedeli''
Dierl, 1978
*''
Trilocha guianensis''
(Thiaucourt, 2009)
*''
Trilocha myodes''
West, 1932
*''
Trilocha pallescens''
Schaus, 1921
*''
Trilocha pulcherioides''
(Thiaucourt, 2009)
*''
Trilocha varians''
(Walker, 1855)
Former species
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Trilocha sinica
''Trilocha'' is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1855. It is sometimes treated as a synonym of ''Ocinara''.
Selected species
*''Trilocha annae'' (Thiaucourt, 1997)
*''Trilocha arabica'' (Wiltshire, 1 ...
''
Dierl, 1979
References
Bombycidae
Bombycoidea genera
Taxa named by Frederic Moore
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