Girtesma

Girtesma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Herminiinae
Genus:	Girtesma Schaus, 1913
Species:	G. messala
Binomial name
Girtesma messala Schaus, 1913

Girtesma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Girtesma messala, occurs in Costa Rica. Both the genus and the species were first described by William Schaus in 1913. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. Savela, Markku (February 18, 2012). "Girtesma Schaus, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Girtesma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved February 7, 2020.
3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Girtesma Schaus, 1913". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved February 7, 2020.