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Cania (moth)

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Cania
Cania heppneri
Cania bandura
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Cania
Walker, 1855

Cania is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae.[1][2][3] They occur in the South, Southeast, and East Asia (from India to China and Taiwan and south to Indonesia and the Philippines).[3]

The forewing length in Cania is 7–18 mm (0.28–0.71 in). The forewing pattern is sexually dimorphic in the subgenus Cania but not in the subgenera Paracania and Minicania.[3]

Species

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There are 22 species[2] in three subgenera delineated by Solovyev (2014):[3]

Subgenus Cania Walker, 1855

Subgenus Paracania Solovyev, 2014

Subgenus Minicania Solovyev, 2014

References

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  1. ^ "Cania Walker, 1855". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.271. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Cania Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Solovyev, A. V. (2014). "A taxonomic and morphological review of the genus Cania Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae)". Entomological Review. 94 (5): 698–711. doi:10.1134/S0013873814050066.