Teulisna chiloides

Teulisna chiloides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Teulisna
Species:	T. chiloides
Binomial name
Teulisna chiloides Francis Walker, 1862
Synonyms
Corcura torta Walker, 1862 Ityca humeralis Walker, 1866 Diastrophia dasypyga Felder, 1874 Ilema violitincta Rothschild, 1912

Teulisna chiloides is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and Sumbawa.[1] It has also been recorded from Queensland, Australia.[2] The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests, alluvial forests and lower montane forests.[3]

Subspecies

• Teulisna chiloides chiloides (Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo)
• Teulisna chiloides dasypyga (Felder, 1874) (Sulawesi)
• Teulisna chiloides violitincta (Rothschild, 1912) (Sumbawa)

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Teulisna chiloides Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
2. Australian Faunal Directory
3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Teulisna chiloides Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.