Olepa
Encyclopedia
Olepa is a genus
of moth
s in the Arctiidae
family. Most part of species occur in India
and Sri Lanka
, one species was described from Israel
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Arctiidae
Arctiidae
Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths , which usually have bright colours, footmen , lichen moths and wasp moths...
family. Most part of species occur in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, one species was described from Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Species
- ricini group:
- Olepa clavatusOlepa clavatusOlepa clavatus is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in India....
(Swinhoe, 1885) - Olepa coromandelicaOlepa coromandelicaOlepa coromandelica is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was found in India in XIX century on the Coromandel Coast. No modern specimen were collected later. Probably, it is extinct now....
Dubatolov, 2011 - Olepa koslandanaOlepa koslandanaOlepa koslandana is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in India and Sri Lanka....
Orhant, 1986 - Olepa riciniOlepa riciniOlepa ricini is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in India and Sri Lanka....
(Fabricius, 1775) - Olepa schleiniOlepa schleiniOlepa schleini is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is endemic to the coastal regions of Israel. The species was discovered in 2005 and is named for the entomologist and sculptor Yosef Schlein....
Witt et al., 2005 - Olepa toulgoetiOlepa toulgoetiOlepa toulgoeti is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in southern India....
Orhant, 1986
- Olepa clavatus
- ocellifera group
- Olepa anomiOlepa anomiOlepa anomi is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka....
Orhant, 1986 - Olepa duboisiOlepa duboisiOlepa duboisi is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka....
Orhant, 1986 - Olepa kakatiiOlepa kakatiiOlepa kakatii is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in north-eastern India and Assam....
Orhant, 2000 - Olepa ocelliferaOlepa ocelliferaOlepa ocellifera is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in India and Sri Lanka....
(Walker, 1855)
- Olepa anomi