Olepa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Watson in 1980. Most part of species occur in India and Sri Lanka, though one species was described from Israel. Its name is the anagram of Alope, the original preoccupied name of the genus.
Species ricini group: Olepa clavatus (Swinhoe, 1885) Olepa coromandelica Dubatolov, 2011 Olepa koslandana Orhant, 1986 Olepa neumuthi Orhant, 2012 Olepa ricini (Fabricius, 1775) Olepa schleini Witt et al., 2005 Olepa toulgoeti Orhant, 1986 ocellifera group Olepa anomi Orhant, 1986 Olepa duboisi Orhant, 1986 Olepa kakatii Orhant, 2000 Olepa ocellifera (Walker, 1855)
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