Lymantica

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Lymantica
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Lymantria dispar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Lymantriinae
Tribe:
Lymantriini
Genus:
Lymantica

Collenette, 1936

Lymantica is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1936. [1]

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Taxonomy

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index and Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms give this name as a synonym of Lymantria Hübner, [1819]. [2] [3] Afromoths lists it as a full genus with the species below.

Species listed by Afromoths

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Stilpnaroma is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Erich Martin Hering in 1926.

Sychnacedes is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1953.

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References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Lymantica Collenette, 1936". Afromoths. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (July 5, 2019). "Lymantria Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  3. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lymantria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 2, 2020.


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