Chilkasa

Chilkasa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Chilkasa falcata, is found in India, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines. Both the genus and the species were first described by Swinhoe in 1885.

Chilkasa
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Chilkasa

Swinhoe, 1885
Species:
C. falcata
Binomial name
Chilkasa falcata
Swinhoe, 1885
Synonyms

Generic

  • Acygonia Roepke, 1948

Specific

  • Pleurona perhamata Hampson, 1894
  • Acygonia difformis Roepke, 1948
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