Carmara

Carmara is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Carmara subcervina, is found in Sri Lanka, Japan, Taiwan, Borneo and Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1864.

Carmara
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Carmara

Walker, [1863]
Species:
C. subcervina
Binomial name
Carmara subcervina
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms

Generic

  • Gyrognatha Hampson, 1893
  • Zagira Walker, 1866

Specific

  • Zagira acidaliaria Walker, 1866
  • Gyrognatha atriceps Hampson, 1893

Its forewings are brownish with a pale broken zigzag submarginal line. There is a pale mark on the hindmargin of hindwings.

Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms gives Carmara as a synonym of Nechesia Walker, 1862.Savela, Markku, ed. (August 30, 2019). "Nechesia Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

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