Lycia (moth)

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Lycia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Bistonini
Genus: Lycia
Hübner, 1825
Synonyms
  • NyssiaDuponchel, 1829
  • MelanocomaHarrison, 1910
  • PoecilopsisHarrison, 1910

Lycia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.

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