Cropera

Cropera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Tribe:	Lymantriini
Genus:	Cropera ; Walker, 1855
Synonyms
	LaeliophilaHering, 1932;

Last updated May 30, 2025

Cropera is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Species

Cropera confalonierii Berio, 1937
Cropera celaenogyia Collenette, 1936 Angola
Cropera modesta (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Sierra Leone
Cropera nigripes (Hampson, 1910) northern Nigeria
Cropera phaeophlebia (Hampson, 1910) Congo
Cropera phlebilis (Hampson, 1905) Zimbabwe
Cropera sericea (Hampson, 1910) southern Africa
Cropera sericoptera Collenette, 1932 Angola
Cropera seydeli (Hering, 1932) Zaire, Angola
Cropera stilpnaroma Hering, 1926
Cropera sudanica (Strand, 1915) Sudan
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855 southern and eastern Africa, Sudan
Cropera unipunctata Wichgraf, 1921 Congo
Cropera xanthophaes Collenette, 1960 Congo

References

↑ Savela, Markku (September 6, 2017). "Cropera Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cropera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved March 29, 2020.
↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Cropera Walker, 1855". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved March 29, 2020.

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[1] Savela, Markku (September 6, 2017). "Cropera Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cropera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved March 29, 2020.

[3] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Cropera Walker, 1855". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved March 29, 2020.

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