''Dudusa'' is a
genus
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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 in the family
Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, espe ...
. It was
first described by
Francis Walker in 1865.
Moths in genus ''Dudusa'' are large, with yellow to ochre forewings and brown hindwings, and show little
sexual dimorphism
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.
Species occur in
Asia
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, with the most diversity in
Indochina
Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...
.
Species
Except where separately referenced, the following species and subspecies are per Schintlmeister 2013:
* ''
Dudusa celebensis
''Dudusa'' is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. Moths in genus ''Dudusa'' are large, with yellow to ochre forewings and brown hindwings, and show little sexual dimorphism. Species occ ...
''
Roepke, 1944
* ''
Dudusa distincta
''Dudusa'' is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. Moths in genus ''Dudusa'' are large, with yellow to ochre forewings and brown hindwings, and show little sexual dimorphism. Species occ ...
''
Mell, 1922
* ''
Dudusa minor''
Schintlmeister, 1993
** ''Dudusa minor expectata''
Schintlmeister & Lourens, 2010
** ''Dudusa minor rufa''
Schintlmeister & Lourens, 2010
* ''
Dudusa nobilis''
Walker, 1865
** ''Dudusa nobilis baibarana''
Matsumura, 1929
* ''
Dudusa obesa''
Schintlmeister & Fang, 2001
* ''
Dudusa roepkei
''Dudusa'' is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. Moths in genus ''Dudusa'' are large, with yellow to ochre forewings and brown hindwings, and show little sexual dimorphism. Species occ ...
''
Schintlmeister 2020
* ''
Dudusa sphingiformis''
Moore, 1872
* ''
Dudusa synopla
''Dudusa'' is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. Moths in genus ''Dudusa'' are large, with yellow to ochre forewings and brown hindwings, and show little sexual dimorphism. Species occ ...
''
Swinhoe, 1907
* ''
Dudusa vethi
''Dudusa'' is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. Moths in genus ''Dudusa'' are large, with yellow to ochre forewings and brown hindwings, and show little sexual dimorphism. Species occ ...
''
(Snellen, 1892)
** ''Dudusa vethi borneensis''
Roepke, 1944
** ''Dudusa vethi ferruginea''
Schintlmeister, 2020
** ''Dudusa vethi javana''
Roepke, 1944
References
Moths described in 1865
Notodontidae
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