Cania (moth)

Cania
Cania heppneri
Cania bandura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Cania
Walker, 1855

Cania is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. They occur in the South, Southeast, and East Asia (from India to China and Taiwan and south to Indonesia and the Philippines).

The forewing length in Cania is 7–18 mm (0.28–0.71 in). The forewing pattern is sexually dimorphic in the subgenus Cania but not in the subgenera Paracania and Minicania.

Species

There are 22 species in three subgenera delineated by Solovyev (2014):

Subgenus Cania Walker, 1855

Subgenus Paracania Solovyev, 2014

Subgenus Minicania Solovyev, 2014

References

  1. ↑ "Cania Walker, 1855". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.271. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Cania Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Solovyev, A. V. (2014). "A taxonomic and morphological review of the genus Cania Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae)". Entomological Review. 94 (5): 698–711. doi:10.1134/S0013873814050066.