Choerotricha

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Choerotricha
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Nygmiini
Genus: Choerotricha
Felder, 1874
Synonyms
  • GoganaWalker, 1866

Choerotricha is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Felder in 1874. [1] [2] [3]

Species

The following species are included in the genus.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (May 26, 2011). "Choerotricha Felder, 1874". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Choerotricha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Choerotricha Felder, 1874". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved May 16, 2020.