Fignya

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Fignya
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Fignya species
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Fignya
Solovyev & Witt, 2009 [1]
Species

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Fignya is a small genus of moths in the family Limacodidae, first described in 2009. [1] [2]

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Description

Species in the genus Fignya are small; typical male wing-spans are in the range 14–18 mm (0.6–0.7 in). Both males and females have thread-like antennae. There is a large brown-bordered white spot on the forewing in the cubitus area. The shape of the male genitalia is diagnostic between species. [2]

Species

As of 2024, six species were accepted, all from China, Cambodia and Vietnam: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Fignya Solovyev & Witt, 2009", Global Biodiversity Information Facility , retrieved 2025-10-31
  2. 1 2 3 Wu, Jun & Han, Huilin (2024), "A taxonomic review of the genus Fignya Solovyev & Witt, 2009 (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) with descriptions of three new species and one new combination", ZooKeys (1213): 225–235, Bibcode:2024ZooK.1213..225W, doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1213.132318 , PMC   11450461 , PMID   39372279