Cania (moth)

Cania
Cania heppneri
Cania bandura
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus:
Walker, 1855

Cania is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae.[1][2][3] They occur in the South, Southeast, and East Asia (from India to China and Taiwan and south to Indonesia and the Philippines).[3]

The forewing length in Cania is 7โ€“18 mm (0.28โ€“0.71 in). The forewing pattern is sexually dimorphic in the subgenus Cania but not in the subgenera Paracania and Minicania.[3]

Species

There are 22 species[2] in three subgenera delineated by Solovyev (2014):[3]

Subgenus Cania Walker, 1855

  • Cania accea Solovyev & Witt, 2009
  • Cania acutivalva Holloway, 1986
  • Cania bandura (Moore, 1859)
  • Cania guichardi Holloway, 1986
  • Cania micacea (Walker, 1865)
  • Cania obliquifascia (Hampson, 1900)
  • Cania sericea Walker, 1855
  • Cania siamensis Tams, 1924
  • Cania styx Holloway, 1986
  • Cania victori Solovyev & Witt, 2009

Subgenus Paracania Solovyev, 2014

  • Cania bilinea (Walker, 1855)
  • Cania cocki Holloway, 1987
  • Cania heppneri Inoue, 1970
  • Cania himalayana Holloway, 1987
  • Cania javana Holloway, 1987
  • Cania lourensi Solovyev, 2014
  • Cania pseudorobusta Wu & Fang, 2009
  • Cania robusta Hering, 1931
  • Cania striola Hering, 1931
  • Cania xizangensis Wu & Fang, 2009

Subgenus Minicania Solovyev, 2014

  • Cania kitchingi Solovyev, 2014
  • Cania minuta Holloway, 1986

References

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