Oxoia

Oxoia
	Oxoia smaragdiplena from Borneo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Oxoia; Kiriakoff, 1967
Type species
	Oxoia smaragdiplena; Walker, 1862
Synonyms
	Panteleclita Kiriakoff, 1974;

Oxoia is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae described by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1967. Three species are known.

Characteristics

The genus is characterized by elongated green forewings. There are diagnostic black streaks in the postmedian and the basal area of the forewings. Both sexes are similar.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

The genus ranges from the Himalayas, Indochina, Yunnan and Sundaland throughout the oriental islands until New Guinea^[2]

Species

Oxoia antonia Druce, 1901
Oxoia irrorativiridis Bethune-Baker, 1904
Oxoia smaragdiplena Walker 1862

References

↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel (1983). The Moths of Borneo, Part 4: Notodontidae. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society & Southdene Sdn Bhd.
1 2 Schintlmeister, Alexander; Pinratana, Pinratana (2006). Moth of Thailand, Vol. 5: Notodontidae. Bangkok: St. Gabriel. ISBN 9789748814940.

External links

Savela, Markku. "Oxoia Kiriakoff, 1967". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 26, 2019.

[Borneomoths-1] Holloway, Jeremy Daniel (1983). The Moths of Borneo, Part 4: Notodontidae. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society & Southdene Sdn Bhd.

[Thaimoths-2] 1 2 Schintlmeister, Alexander; Pinratana, Pinratana (2006). Moth of Thailand, Vol. 5: Notodontidae. Bangkok: St. Gabriel. ISBN 9789748814940.

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