Dasychira styx

Dasychira styx
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Dasychira
Species:	D. styx
Binomial name
	Dasychira styx; Bethune-Baker, 1911
Synonyms
	Orgyia styx Swinhoe, 1932 ;

Last updated September 27, 2024

Dasychira styx is a species of erebid moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae.^[2] It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1911.^[2] Its type locality is in Angola.^[1]^[3]

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References

1 2 Savela, Markku. "Dasychira". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
1 2 Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dasychira styx". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 7 July 2018.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Dasychira styx Bethune-Baker, 1911". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 7 July 2018.

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[funet-1] 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Dasychira". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

[LepIndex-2] 1 2 Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dasychira styx". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 7 July 2018.

[AfroMoths-3] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Dasychira styx Bethune-Baker, 1911". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 7 July 2018.

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