Dudusa Explained

Dudusa is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1865.^[1] Moths in genus Dudusa are large, with yellow to ochre forewings and brown hindwings, and show little sexual dimorphism.^[2] Species occur in Asia, with the most diversity in Indochina.^[2]

Species

Except where separately referenced, the following species and subspecies are per Schintlmeister 2013:^[3]

• Dudusa celebensis Roepke, 1944
• Dudusa distincta Mell, 1922
• Dudusa minor Schintlmeister, 1993
  • Dudusa minor expectata Schintlmeister & Lourens, 2010
  • Dudusa minor rufa Schintlmeister & Lourens, 2010
• Dudusa nobilis Walker, 1865
  • Dudusa nobilis baibarana Matsumura, 1929
• Dudusa obesa Schintlmeister & Fang, 2001
• Dudusa roepkei Schintlmeister 2020^[2]
• Dudusa sphingiformis Moore, 1872
• Dudusa synopla Swinhoe, 1907
• Dudusa vethi (Snellen, 1892)
  • Dudusa vethi borneensis Roepke, 1944
  • Dudusa vethi ferruginea Schintlmeister, 2020^[2]
  • Dudusa vethi javana Roepke, 1944

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela. Markku. Dudusa nobilis Walker, 1865. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. August 4, 2019.
2. Book: Schintlmeister . Alexander . The Notodontidae of the Indonesian archipelago (Lepidoptera). Volume 1 . 2020 . Brill . Leiden . 978-90-04-35425-8 . 11 . 1 September 2022.
3. Book: Schintlmeister . Alexander . World Catalogue of Insects 11: Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera). . 2013 . Brill . Leiden . 978-90-04-25918-8 . 132-134 . e-book . 2 September 2022.