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Oxoia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Order
  
Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Oxoia

Oxoia is a genus of moths in the Notodontidae family. Three species are known.

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Characteristics

The genus is characterized by green colored and elongated forewings. There are diagnostic black streaks in the postmedian and the basal area of the forewings. Both sexes are similar.

Distribution and habitat

The genus ranges from the Himalayas, Indochina, Yunnan, Sundaland throughout the oriental islands until New Guinea

Species

  • Oxoia antonia Druce, 1901
  • Oxoia irrorativiridis Bethune-Baker, 1904
  • Oxoia smaragdiplena Walker 1862
  • References

    Oxoia Wikipedia


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