''Altha'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Limacodidae
The Limacodidae or Eucleidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea;Scoble, M.J. (1992). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity.'' Oxford University Press. the placement is in dispute. They are often ca ...
first described by Walker in 1862.
Description
Palpi short and slight. Mid and hind tibia lack spurs. Forewings with vein 7 from the cell or stalked with veins 8 and 9. Hindwing with vein 6 and 7 from the cell.
Species
Some species of this genus are:
*''
Altha adala''
Moore, 1859
*''
Altha alastor''
Tams, 1930 (from Sulawesi)
*''
Altha ansorgei''
Bethune-Baker, 1911 (from Angola and Nigeria)
*''
Altha basalis''
West, 1940 (from Congo and Tanzania)
*''
Altha circumscripta''
Hering 1931
*''
Altha contaminata''
Hampson, 1892
*''
Altha lacides''
Hampson, 1910 (from Zambia)
*''
Altha lacteola''
(Swinhoe, 1890) (from Taiwan and Vietnam)
*''
Altha nivea''
Walker, 1862 (from India to Sundaland/Borneo)
*''
Altha nix''
Solovyev & Witt, 2009 (from Laos, Thailand and Vietnam)
*''
Altha nuristana''
Daniel 1865
*''
Altha peralbida''
Swinhoe, 1904(from India)
*''
Altha pura'' (from Indonesia)
*''
Altha rufescens''
Swinhoe
*''
Altha rubrifusalis''
Hampson, 1910 (from Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone)
*''
Altha subnotata''
Walker, 1865(from India, Sri Lanka)
References
Walker, 1862. ''Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society: Zoology'' 6: 173Encyclopedia of Life
*A.V. Solovyev & T.J. Witt, "The Limacodidae of Vietnam", ''Entomofauna'', 2009, Suppl 16, page 53.
Limacodidae genera
Limacodidae
{{Limacodidae-stub
Limacodinae