A world checklist of the genus Phauda Walker (Lepidoptera: Phaudidae) with the description of female genitalia of Phauda flammans (Walker, 1854)

Abstract

In the present manuscript, the female genitalia of Phauda flammans (Walker, 1854), collected from Uttar Pradesh, India, are described, representing the first record of Phaudidae from the state of Uttar Pradesh as well as from the Gangetic Plain biogeographic zone of India. Additionally, a world checklist of Phauda Walker is also provided.