Escandia

Escandia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Acontiinae
Genus:	Escandia ; Dyar, 1914
Species:	E. fimbrialis
Binomial name
	Escandia fimbrialis; Dyar, 1914

Last updated April 29, 2025

Escandia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Escandia fimbrialis, is found in Panama. Both the genus and species were first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914.^[1]^[2]

Taxonomy

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of Lycaugesia Dognin, 1910.^[3]

References

↑ Savela, Markku (February 13, 2012). "Escandia Dyar, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Escandia Dyar, 1914". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw . Retrieved October 6, 2020.
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lycaugesia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 6, 2020.

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[1] Savela, Markku (February 13, 2012). "Escandia Dyar, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

[2] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Escandia Dyar, 1914". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw . Retrieved October 6, 2020.

[3] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lycaugesia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 6, 2020.

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