Chilkasa

Chilkasa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Chilkasa falcata, is found in India, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines. Both the genus and the species were first described by Swinhoe in 1885.^[1][2][3][4]

Chilkasa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Calpinae
Genus:	Chilkasa Swinhoe, 1885
Species:	C. falcata
Binomial name
Chilkasa falcata Swinhoe, 1885
Synonyms
Generic Acygonia Roepke, 1948 Specific Pleurona perhamata Hampson, 1894 Acygonia difformis Roepke, 1948