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Carmara is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Carmara subcervina, is found in Sri Lanka,[1] Japan, Taiwan, Borneo and Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1864.[2]

Its forewings are brownish with a pale broken zigzag submarginal line. There is a pale mark on the hindmargin of hindwings.[3]

Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms gives Carmara as a synonym of Nechesia Walker, 1862.Savela, Markku, ed. (August 30, 2019). "Nechesia Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

References

  1. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Species Details: Carmara subcervina Walker, 1864". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 April 2015). "Carmara subcervina (Walker, 1863)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 4 October 2018.


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