Darantasia semiclusa Walker, 1864
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Darantasia semiclusa Walker, 1864
- Name authority
- Walker, 1864
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Erebidae
- Genus
- Darantasia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
- superfamilyNoctuoidea Latreille, 1809
- familyErebidae Leach, 1815
- subfamilyArctiinae Leach, 1815
- tribeLithosiini Billberg, 1820
- genusDarantasia Walker, 1859
- speciesDarantasia semiclusa Walker, 1864
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Darantasia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Darantasia caerulescens Druce, 1899 | ErebidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Darantasia cuneiplena Walker, 1859 | ErebidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Darantasia cyanifera Hampson, 1914 | ErebidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Darantasia ecxathia Hampson, 1914 | ErebidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Darantasia mesosema Hampson, 1914 | ErebidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Darantasia triplagiata Hampson, 1900 | ErebidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Darantasia ochropyga Felder, 1875 Felder, 1875 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Walker. (1865). List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. (31). http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120097#page/18/mode/2upSource fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:345VJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.