Ancara Explained

Ancara is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species are found in India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, and Borneo.^{[1] [2]}

Description

It is similar to the genus Euplexia, but differs from second joint of palpi reaching vertex of head and long third joint.^[3]

Species

• Ancara anaemica Hampson, 1908
• Ancara conformis Warren, 1911
• Ancara consimilis Warren, 1913
• Ancara griseola (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
• Ancara kebea (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
• Ancara obliterans Walker, 1858
• Ancara plaesiosema Turner, 1943
• Ancara replicans Walker, 1858
• Ancara rubriviridis Warren, 1911

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Ancara Walker, 1858 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 12, 2019.
2. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Ancara Walker, 1858 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . October 14, 2020.
3. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

   . George Hampson . 1894 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.