Toosa is a genus of moths of the family Thyrididae erected by Francis Walker in 1856. The species are found in Africa.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Thyrididae |
| Subfamily: | Charideinae |
| Genus: | Toosa Walker, 1856 |
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Species
editSome species of this genus are:[2][3]
- Toosa batesi Bethune-Baker, 1927
- Toosa glaucopiformis Walker, 1856
- Toosa longipes (Holland, 1896)
References
edit- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Toosa Walker, 1856". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Toosa Walker, 1856". Afromoths. Retrieved March 23, 2020. Note: This source appears to misspell the synonym as Cincinnoscelis.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Toosa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
External links
edit- Original description of Cicinnoscelis: Journal of the New York Entomological Society.
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