Olepa coromandelica
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Olepa 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.
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...
of 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. It was found 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...
in XIX century on the Coromandel
Coromandel
Coromandel may refer to:*Coromandel, New Zealand*Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand*Coromandel *Coromandel International*Coromandel Coast, India**Dutch Coromandel*Coromandel, Minas Gerais, a Brazilian city*Coromandel, Mauritius...
Coast. No modern specimen were collected later. Probably, it is extinct now.