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Toosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Thyrididae
Subfamily:	Charideinae
Genus:	Toosa Walker, 1856
Synonyms
Cicinnoscelis Holland, 1894

Toosa is a genus of moths of the family Thyrididae erected by Francis Walker in 1856. The species are found in Africa.

Species

Some species of this genus are:

• Toosa batesi Bethune-Baker, 1927
• Toosa glaucopiformis Walker, 1856
• Toosa longipes (Holland, 1896)

References

1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Toosa Walker, 1856". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Toosa Walker, 1856". Afromoths. Retrieved March 23, 2020. Note: This source appears to misspell the synonym as Cincinnoscelis.
3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Toosa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

External links

• Original description of Cicinnoscelis: Journal of the New York Entomological Society.

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