Bracharthron

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Bracharthron

Hampson, 1891

Bracharthron was a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1891.

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index and Butterflies and Moths of the World describe it as a synonym of Lysimelia Walker, [1859] [1] [2] but Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms describes it as a synonym of Lithilaria Rosenstock, 1885. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lysimelia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Bracharthron Hampson, 1891". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  3. Savela, Markku (February 28, 2012). "Lithilaria Rosenstock, 1885". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 3, 2020.