Luma (moth)

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Luma
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Luma

Walker, 1863 [1]
Type species
Luma anticalis
Walker, 1863 [2]
Synonyms
  • LoxocorysMeyrick, 1894
  • PelenaMoore, 1886
  • PelinaHampson, 1897
  • PetenaNeave, 1940

Luma is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was first discovered by Francis Walker in 1863.

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Luma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. Luma at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
  3. Matsui, Yuki; Mally, Richard; Kohama, Sari; Aoki, Itsuzai; Azuma, Masaaki; Naka, Hideshi (2022). "Molecular phylogenetics and tribal classification of Japanese Pyraustinae and Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 54: 77–106. doi:10.1163/1876312X-bja10037. S2CID   251511500.