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
Epicopeiidae
Epicopeiidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are known as oriental swallowtail moths as they closely resemble some oriental swallowtail butterflies (e.g. red-bodied swallowtails). Epicopeiidae have highly varied structure i ...
. The genus was described by
William Forsell Kirby
William Forsell Kirby (14 January 1844 – 20 November 1912) was an English entomologist and folklorist.
Life
He was born in Leicester. He was the eldest son of Samuel Kirby, who was a banker. He was educated privately, and became interested ...
in 1892.
Species
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Nossa alpherakii
''Nossa alpherakii'' is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae first described by Alfred Otto Herz in 1904. It is found in North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It con ...
Nossa moorei
''Nossa moorei'' is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae first described by Henry John Elwes in 1890. It is found in the Indian state of Assam, Bhutan,Elwes, 1890)
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Nossa nagaensis
''Nossa nagaensis'' is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae first described by Henry John Elwes in 1890. It is found in the Indian state of Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmapu ...
Nossa nelcinna
''Nossa nelcinna'' is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1875. It is found in the north-western Himalayas and China.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from ...
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Events
By place
Europe
* August 12 – Emperor Louis II dies in Brescia, after having named his c ...
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Nossa palaearctica
''Nossa palaearctica'' is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae first described by Staudinger in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East and China. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) is a searchable ...