Absala

Monotypic genus of geometer moths

Absala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Geometrinae
Tribe:	Pseudoterpnini
Genus:	Absala C. Swinhoe, 1893
Species:	A. dorcada
Binomial name
*Absala dorcada* C. Swinhoe, 1893

Absala is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. It consists of only one species, Absala dorcada, which is found in China, India, Thailand and Vietnam. Both the genus and species were first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1893.^[1]

References

^ Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x . Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.

Savela, Markku. "Absala Swinhoe". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Absala". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 23, 2018.

Taxon identifiers
Absala	Wikidata: Q18601709 Wikispecies: Absala BioLib: 775611 BOLD: 452270 ButMoth: 54.0 CoL: 93N73 GBIF: 4688546 IRMNG: 1186596 LepIndex: 211655 NCBI: 1430977 Open Tree of Life: 7145579
Absala dorcada	Wikidata: Q4669642 Wikispecies: Absala dorcada BOLD: 452271 CoL: 93PN4 GBIF: 10294234 LepIndex: 211674 NCBI: 2202981 Open Tree of Life: 7145580

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