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Orvasca is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1865.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyErebidae

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taxon
Parent taxon
Nygmiini
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Orvasca subnotata (Lymantriidae- Nygmininae) (5645970862).jpg
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taxon name
Orvasca
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Category:Orvasca
taxonomic type
Orvasca subnotata
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Orvasca
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Orvasca is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1865.

==Species== The following species are included in the genus: Orvasca aliena Butler, 1886 Orvasca ashleyi Holloway, 1999 Orvasca aurantiaca Hampson, 1893 Orvasca bicolor Heylaerts, 1892 Orvasca brunneva Holloway, 1999 Orvasca dimorphissima Holloway, 1994 Orvasca dolichocera Collenette, 1938 Orvasca eva Schintlmeister, 1994 Orvasca flavocinerea van Eecke, 1928 Orvasca fulvonigra Swinhoe, 1903 Orvasca kilanas Holloway, 1999 Orvasca lavella Bethune-Baker, 1910 Orvasca limbata Butler, 1881 Orvasca panabra Turner, 1902 Orvasca paradoxa Butler, 1886 Orvasca primula Holloway, 1999 Orvasca rufalba Holloway, 1976 Orvasca sciasticta Collenette, 1938 Orvasca semifusca Walker, 1869 Orvasca subnotata Walker, 1865 Orvasca vespertilionis Holloway, 1976 Orvasca waterstradti Holloway, 1976

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