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Tosacantha
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Tosacantha

D. S. Fletcher, 1961
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T. atmocyma
Binomial name
Tosacantha atmocyma
D. S. Fletcher, 1961

Tosacantha is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Tosacantha atmocyma, is known from Uganda. Both the genus and the species were first described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1961.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (February 19, 2012). "Tosacantha Fletcher, 1961". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Tosacantha​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Tosacantha Fletcher, 1961". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 11, 2020.