Thumatha is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1866. Species are distributed in the Oriental and Australian regions.
Description Palpi porrect (extending forward) and slender. Antennae bipectinated (comb like on both sides) in male. The tibia has long spurs, and the forewings are broad and short. Veins 3 to 5 arise closer to the end of the cell, and vein 6 from upper angle. Veins 7 to 9 stalked and vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. In hindwings, veins 3 and 4 stalked, vein 5 from angle of cell, veins 6 and 7 stalked, and vein 8 from beyond the middle of cell.
Species
Thumatha brunnea Kühne, 2007 Thumatha fuscescens Walker, 1866 Thumatha fuscescens africana - Kühne, 2007 Thumatha fuscescens fuscescens Thumatha kakamegae Kühne, 2007 Thumatha inconstans (Butler, ) Thumatha infantula (Saalmüller, 1880) Thumatha lunaris Durante, 2007 Thumatha monochroa Zolotuhin, 1996 Thumatha muscula (Staudinger, 1887) Thumatha ochracea (Bremer, 1861) Thumatha orientalis Holloway, 2001 Thumatha punctata Kühne, 2010 Thumatha senex (Hübner, )
References
Kühne, L. (2007). Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie Memoir 3: 353–394.
Thalassia Salentina 30: 81–92.