Gammace

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Gammace
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Gammace
Walker, 1862
Species:
G. magniplaga
Binomial name
Gammace magniplaga
Walker, 1862

Gammace is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Gammace magniplaga, is found in Brazil. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1862. [1] [2]

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of Baniana Walker, 1858. [3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (August 27, 2019). "Gammace Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Gammace Walker, 1862". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Gammace". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved June 13, 2020.