Ocinara

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Ocinara
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bombycidae
Subfamily: Bombycinae
Genus: Ocinara
Walker, 1856
Type species
Ocinara dilectula
Walker, 1856
Synonyms [1]
  • Trilocha Moore, 1860 (disputed)
  • Ernolatia Walker, 1862 (disputed)
  • Chazena Walker, 1869
  • NaprepaWalker, 1855

Ocinara is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1856.

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Ocinara Walker, 1856". Afromoths. Retrieved November 6, 2018.