Homochira

Homochira
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Tribe:	Lymantriini
Genus:	Homochira ; Hampson, 1905

Last updated May 30, 2025

Homochira is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1905.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Species

Homochira rendalli (Distant, 1897) southern Africa
Homochira crenulata (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Nigeria
Homochira gephyra (Hering, 1926)
Homochira mintha (Fawcett, 1918) eastern Africa
Homochira poecilosticta Collenette, 1938 Mozambique

References

↑ Savela, Markku (March 2, 2013). "Homochira Hampson, 1905". 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). "Homochira". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved March 30, 2020.
↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Homochira Hampson, 1905". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved March 30, 2020.

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[1] Savela, Markku (March 2, 2013). "Homochira Hampson, 1905". 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). "Homochira". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved March 30, 2020.

[3] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Homochira Hampson, 1905". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved March 30, 2020.

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