Allanwatsonia

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Allanwatsonia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Allanwatsonia
Ferguson, 1985
Species:
A. hodeva
Binomial name
Allanwatsonia hodeva
(H. Druce, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Hoplarctia hodevaSchaus, 1894
  • Hoplarctia hodewa flavaC. Hoffmann, 1936
  • Hoplarctia confluensC. Hoffmann, 1936
  • Hoplarctia lugubrisC. Hoffmann, 1936
  • Pericallia postalalisStrand, 1919

Allanwatsonia is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Douglas C. Ferguson in 1985. Its only species, Allanwatsonia hodeva, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1897. It is found in Mexico. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Allanwatsonia Ferguson, 1985". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Allanwatsonia hodeva". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.