Oligeria

Oligeria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Tribe:	Lymantriini
Genus:	Oligeria Turner, 1921
Species:	O. hemicalla
Binomial name
Oligeria hemicalla (Lower, 1905)
Synonyms
Orgyia hemicallaLower, 1905

Oligeria hemicalla in Australia.

Oligeria is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae described by Turner in 1921. Its only species, Oligeria hemicalla, the tiny tussock moth, was first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1905. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. ^[4]

References

1. Savela, Markku (29 May 2011). "Oligeria Turner, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Oligeria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 3 April 2020.
3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Oligeria Turner, 1921". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved 3 April 2020.
4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (21 December 2015). "Oligeria hemicalla (Lower, 1905) Tiny Tussock Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 April 2020.