''Ancara'' is a
genus
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of
moth
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s of the family
Noctuidae
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. Species are found in
India
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,
Sri Lanka
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,
Andaman Islands
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, and
Borneo
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.
Description
It is similar to the genus ''
Euplexia
''Euplexia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of ...
'', but differs from second joint of palpi reaching vertex of head and long third joint.
Species
* ''
Ancara anaemica''
Hampson, 1908
* ''
Ancara conformis''
Warren, 1911
* ''
Ancara consimilis''
Warren, 1913
* ''
Ancara griseola''
(Bethune-Baker, 1906)
* ''
Ancara kebea''
(Bethune-Baker, 1906)
* ''
Ancara obliterans''
Walker, 1858
* ''
Ancara plaesiosema''
Turner, 1943
* ''
Ancara replicans''
Walker, 1858
* ''
Ancara rubriviridis''
Warren, 1911
References
Acronictinae
Noctuoidea genera
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