''Takanea'' 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 Nagano in 1917.
Selected species
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Takanea diehli''
de Lajonquière, 1978
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Takanea excisa
''Takanea excisa'' is a species of moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in Taiwan.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing ...
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(Wileman, 1910)
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Takanea miyakei''
(Wileman, 1915)
References
Lasiocampidae
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