Habershonia

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Habershonia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Habershonia
Nye, 1975
Species:
H. areos
Binomial name
Habershonia areos
(Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms

Generic

  • BrachyblemmaHampson, 1926

Specific

  • Phalaena (Geometra) areosCramer, [1777]
  • Hemeroblemma areopagitaHübner, [1823]

Habershonia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae described by Nye in 1975. Its only species, Habershonia areos, was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in the Virgin Islands. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (August 23, 2019). "Habershonia Nye, 1975". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Habershonia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Habershonia Nye, 1975". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved June 15, 2020.