Olapa (moth)

Olapa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.[1][2][3][4]

Olapa
Olapa fulviceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Lymantrinae
Tribe:	Lymantriini
Genus:	Olapa Walker, 1855
Synonyms
Antiphella Walker, 1856 Antiphelea Lucas, 1900 Pseudogenusa Rebel, 1914 Poneopirga Berio, 1937

Species

• Olapa atricosta (Hampson, 1909)
• Olapa bipunctata (Holland, 1920) Congo
• Olapa brachycerca Collenette, 1936 Angola
• Olapa fulviceps Hampson, 1910 Congo
• Olapa furva Hampson, 1905 southern Africa
• Olapa ituri Collenette, 1931 Congo
• Olapa jacksoni Collenette, 1957 Uganda
• Olapa leptomita Collenette, 1931 Uganda
• Olapa macrocerca Collenette, 1936 Angola
• Olapa melanocera Hampson, 1909
• Olapa nigribasis Janse, 1917 Zimbabwe
• Olapa nigricosta Hampson, 1905 Tanzania, southern Africa
• Olapa notia Collenette, 1959 Madagascar
• Olapa nuda (Holland, 1897)
• Olapa phaeospila Collenette, 1953 western Africa
• Olapa sobo Collenette, 1960 Nigeria
• Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) eastern Africa
• Olapa terina Collenette, 1959 Madagascar

References

1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Olapa Walker, 1855". Afromoths. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
2. Savela, Markku (August 31, 2017). "Olapa Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Olapa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Olapa Walker, 1855". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 26, 2020.