Boenasa

Boenasa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Tribe:	Lithosiini
Genus:	Boenasa Walker, 1865
Synonyms
TorycusHerrich-Schäffer, 1866

Boenasa is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1865. The known species are from the Greater Antilles. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

• Boenasa angelica Schaus, 1924 – Dominican Republic
• Boenasa benedicti Laguerre, 2020 – Dominican Republic
• Boenasa davidsoni Laguerre, 2024 – Dominican Republic
• Boenasa domingonis (Schaus, 1924) – Dominican Republic
• Boenasa keegani Laguerre, 2024 – Dominican Republic
• Boenasa nigrorosea Walker, [1865] – Dominican Republic
• Boenasa tricolor (Herrich-Schaffer, 1866) – Cuba

For Boenasa polyphronDruce, 1894, see Virbia polyphron (Druce, 1894).

References

1. Savela, Markku (August 9, 2015). "Boenasa Walker, [1865]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
2. Laguerre, M. (2020). "Description of six new species of Lithosiini for the Neotropical fauna (Lepidoptera erebidae Arctiinae Lithosiini)". Antenor. 6 (2): 123–133.
3. Laguerre, M. (2024). "Description of three new species and a new genus of Lithosiini from Dominican Republic (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini)". Faunitaxys. 12 (37): 1–9. doi:10.57800/faunitaxys-12(37).

External links

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.