Menecina

Menecina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Calpinae
Genus:	Menecina Walker, 1858
Species:	M. bifacies
Binomial name
Menecina bifacies Walker, 1858
Synonyms
Generic BlanonaWalker, 1865 Specific Menecina selenisoidesWalker, 1865 Menecina tuniculaFelder, 1874

Menecina is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Menecina bifacies, is found in Brazil. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1858. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Menecina​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 28, 2020.
2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Menecina Walker, 1858". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved May 28, 2020.