Mantala

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| genus = Mantala

| parent_authority = Walker, 1862

| species = tineoides

| authority = Walker, 1862

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Mantala is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Mantala tineoides, is found on Borneo. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1862.{{cite web |last=Savela |first=Markku |url=https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/lithosiinae/mantala/ |title=Mantala Walker, 1862 |website=Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms |accessdate=October 11, 2019}} The habitat consists of lowland and lower montane forests.{{cite web |last=Holloway |first=Jeremy Daniel |url=http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-7/lithosiini/lithosiini_12_1.php |title=Mantala tineoides Walker |website=The Moths of Borneo |accessdate=October 11, 2019}}

References

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  • {{cite journal |last1=Pitkin |first1=Brian |last2=Jenkins |first2=Paul |name-list-style=amp |url=https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS |title=Search results Family: Arctiidae |website=Butterflies and Moths of the World |date=2023 |publisher=Natural History Museum, London|doi=10.5519/s93616qw }}

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Category:Lithosiini

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