Natada is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae described by Francis Walker in 1855.

Natada
Natada simois
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Natada
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Bombycocera Felder, 1874
  • Rhinaxime Berg, 1882
  • Mareda Walker, 1855
  • Vipsorola Dyar, 1920

Description

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Palpi extending beyond frontal tuft. Hind tibia with two pairs of spurs. Forewing with vein 7 from angle of cell. Veins 8 and 9 stalked. Hindwing with veins 6 and 7 from the cell, or on a short stalk.[1]

Selected species

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References

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  1. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  • Epstein, Marc E. & Jorge F. Corrales, 2003, Revista de Biología Tropical 51 (2): 445-462. [1]
  • Epstein, Marc E. & Jorge F. Corrales, 2004, Zootaxa 701: 1-86. [2]