Himala (moth)

Himala
	Himala argentea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Lymantriinae
Genus:	Himala; Moore, 1879

Last updated July 24, 2023

Himala is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Moore in 1879.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Species

Himala argentea Walker, 1855
Himala eshanensis C. L. Chao, 1983 - transferred from Ivela eshanensis since 2000
Himala nigripennis Kishida, 2000 - captured by Owada, 1995, 1997

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References

↑ Savela, Markku (November 2, 2012). "Himala Moore, 1879". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Himala". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved March 30, 2020.
↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Himala Moore, 1879". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved March 30, 2020.

Kishida, Yasunori (2000). "A new species of the genus Himala Moore, 1879 (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae) from Vietnam". Lepidoptera Science. 51 (3): 231–232. (in Japanese)

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[1] Savela, Markku (November 2, 2012). "Himala Moore, 1879". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 30, 2020.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Himala". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved March 30, 2020.

[3] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Himala Moore, 1879". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved March 30, 2020.

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