Baniana relapsa

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Baniana relapsa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Baniana
Species:
B. relapsa
Binomial name
Baniana relapsa
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Poaphila relapsaWalker, 1858
  • Baniana bifidaHerrich-Schäffer, 1869
  • Baniana praeustaHerrich-Schäffer, 1868
  • Baniana praecesta

Baniana relapsa is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on the Antilles. [1]

Adults are sexually dimorphic. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Baniana relapsa (Walker, 1858)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  2. Becker, Vitor O. (2002). "The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schäffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 19 (2): 349–391. doi: 10.1590/S0101-81752002000200006 . Archived (PDF) from the original on April 29, 2013.