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]
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| Cania heppneri | |
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| Cania bandura | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Limacodidae |
| Genus: | Cania Walker, 1855 |
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
editThere are 22 species[2] in three subgenera delineated by Solovyev (2014):[3]
Subgenus Cania Walker, 1855
- Cania accea Solovyev & Witt, 2009
- Cania acutivalva Holloway, 1986
- Cania bandura (Moore, 1859)
- Cania guichardi Holloway, 1986
- Cania micacea (Walker, 1865)
- Cania obliquifascia (Hampson, 1900)
- Cania sericea Walker, 1855
- Cania siamensis Tams, 1924
- Cania styx Holloway, 1986
- Cania victori Solovyev & Witt, 2009
Subgenus Paracania Solovyev, 2014
- Cania bilinea (Walker, 1855)
- Cania cocki Holloway, 1987
- Cania heppneri Inoue, 1970
- Cania himalayana Holloway, 1987
- Cania javana Holloway, 1987
- Cania lourensi Solovyev, 2014
- Cania pseudorobusta Wu & Fang, 2009
- Cania robusta Hering, 1931
- Cania striola Hering, 1931
- Cania xizangensis Wu & Fang, 2009
Subgenus Minicania Solovyev, 2014
- Cania kitchingi Solovyev, 2014
- Cania minuta Holloway, 1986
References
edit- ^ "Cania Walker, 1855". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.271. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Cania Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
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