Thalatta Explained

Thalatta is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae described by Francis Walker in 1858. The species of this genus are from India, South-east Asia and Sundaland.^[1]

Species

Some species of this genus are:^[2]

• Thalatta argentimacula Candeze 1927
• Thalatta fasciosa Moore 1882 (India)
• Thalatta melanogramma Hampson 1926
• Thalatta prapata (Kobes,) (Peninsular Malaysia)
• Thalatta precedens Walker, 1858 (India)
• Thalatta holortha Hampson (Sundaland)
• Thalatta argentipuncta (Kobes)

According to an article, this, along with many others of the family Noctuidae are highly toxic to canines.^[3]

References

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Thalatta Walker, 1858 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . February 13, 2020.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Thalatta Walker . The Moths of Borneo . March 11, 2019.
2. Web site: Yu . Dicky Sick Ki . Thalatta Walker 1858 . Home of Ichneumonoidea . Taxapad . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054549/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=85987717 . March 4, 2016.
3. Gardner. J. C. M. . On the Larvae of the Noctuidae—II. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 98. 4. 59–89. 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1947.tb01052.x. 2009.