Chilkasa falcata Swinhoe, 1885 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chilkasa falcata Swinhoe, 1885

Chilkasa falcata Swinhoe, 1885

Chilkasa falcata is the only species of the monotypic erebid moth genus Chilkasa, described by Swinhoe in 1885, found across South and Southeast Asia.

Family
Genus
Chilkasa
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Chilkasa falcata Swinhoe, 1885

Chilkasa is a monotypic moth genus classified in the family Erebidae. This genus contains only one species, Chilkasa falcata. The species has been recorded in India, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines. Both the genus Chilkasa and its sole species Chilkasa falcata were first described by Swinhoe in 1885.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Erebidae › Chilkasa

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