Ratardinae
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| Ratardinae | |
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| Ratarda excellens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Subfamily: | Ratardinae Hampson, 1898 |
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The Ratardinae are a small subfamily of large moths from Southeast Asia.
Ratardinae is a small subfamily of moths formerly placed in its own family Ratardidae and related to (and often included within) the Cossidae. Three genera are known, one quite recently described.[1] One species, "Shisa" excellens, was originally placed in the Lymantriidae.[2] The moths are large with rounded wings and strongly spotted wing patterns, and "pectinate" antennae. The relationships of this group to other Cossoidea needs reassessment, once suitable samples are available, with molecular data.[3]
Distribution
About 13 relictually distributed species are restricted to Southeast Asia, occurring in Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, northeastern Himalayas, and Taiwan.[4]
Behaviour
The adults are very rarely found, feeble-flying, and occasionally are attracted to light, but more likely to be found flying by day.[5]
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