Dudusa is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] Moths in genus Dudusa are large, with yellow to ochre forewings and brown hindwings, and show little sexual dimorphism.[2] Species occur in Asia, with the most diversity in Indochina.[2]

Dudusa
Dudusa nobilis subsp. baibarana, male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Dudusinae
Genus: Dudusa
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Dudusoides Matsumura, 1929
  • Dudusopsis Matsumura, 1929

Species

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Except where separately referenced, the following species and subspecies are per Schintlmeister 2013:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Dudusa nobilis Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Schintlmeister, Alexander (2020). The Notodontidae of the Indonesian archipelago (Lepidoptera). Volume 1. Leiden: Brill. p. 11. ISBN 978-90-04-35425-8. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. ^ Schintlmeister, Alexander (2013). World Catalogue of Insects 11: Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera) (e-book ed.). Leiden: Brill. pp. 132–134. ISBN 978-90-04-25918-8. Retrieved 2 September 2022.