Callindra
Encyclopedia
Callindra is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae
. It consists of a number of South and East Asian species, reviewed by Dubatolov & Kishida (2006), with the type species, Callindra arginalis, which can be found in Eastern India
and Guangxi
and Yunnan
in China
.
Arctiidae
Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths , which usually have bright colours, footmen , lichen moths and wasp moths...
. It consists of a number of South and East Asian species, reviewed by Dubatolov & Kishida (2006), with the type species, Callindra arginalis, which can be found in Eastern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Guangxi
Guangxi
Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...
and Yunnan
Yunnan
Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...
in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
Species
- Callindra arginalis (Hampson, 1894)
- Callindra equitalis (Kollar, [1844])
- Callindra lenzeni (Daniel, 1943)
- Callindra nepos (Leech, 1899)
- Callindra nyctemerata (Moore, 1879
- Callindra principalis (Kollar, [1844])
- Callindra similis (Moore, 1879