''Kosala'' is a genus 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
Lasiocampidae
The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It i ...
. The genus was erected by
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company.
It has been said that Mo ...
in 1879.
Species
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Kosala flavosignata''
(Moore, 1879) (India, Vietnam)
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Kosala kadoi''
Hauenstein, S. Ihle, Sinjaev & Zolotuhin, 2011 (Bhutan)
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Kosala reducta''
Zolotuhin & Witt, 2000 (Vietnam)
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Kosala rufa''
Hampson, 1892 (Thailand)
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Kosala sanguinea''
Moore, 1879 (India, Thailand)
References
External links
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Lasiocampidae
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