Gampola (moth)
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Subtribe: | Lithosiina |
Genus: | Gampola Moore, 1878 |
Gampola is a genus of moths in the family Arctiidae. They were found from Sri Lanka, where the generic name is due to the Gampola area of Kandy, where the first species was discovered. In June 2016, another species was found from India and other few nearby countries such as China, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
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