''Satara'' is a genus of

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. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1865.

Species

Subgenus ''Satara'' Walker, 1865

* '' Satara aequata'' Walker,

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) * '' Satara lorquinii'' (Felder, 1874) (eastern Sulawesi)

Subgenus ''Owadasatara'' Dubatolov & Kishida, 2005

* '' Satara everetti'' (Rothschild, 1910) (southern Sulawesi) * '' Satara nympha'' Dubatolov & Kishida, 2005 (central Sulawesi) * '' Satara cornutiata'' Kirti & Gill, 2008 (southern India:

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References

*Dubatolov, V. V. & Kishida, Y. (June 15, 2005). "A review of the genus ''Satara'' Walker, 1865, with description of a new subgenus and species (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae)". ''Tinea''. 18 (4): 276–282. *Kirti, J. S. & Gill, N. S. (2008). "First record of genus ''Satara'' Walker (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Arctiinae) and reporting of a new species from India". ''Tinea''. 20 (3): 159–162. * Spilosomina Moth genera {{Spilosomina-stub