Opoboa

Opoboa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Tribe:	Lymantriini
Genus:	Opoboa ; Tessmann, 1921

Last updated May 31, 2025

Opoboa is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Tessmann in 1921.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Species

Opoboa bolivari (Kheil, 1909) Nigeria
Opoboa chrysoparala Collenette, 1932 Gold Coast of Africa
Opoboa vitrea (Aurivillius, 1910) Gabon
Opoboa shultzei Tessmann, 1921 Nigeria

References

↑ Savela, Markku (May 30, 2011). "Opoboa Tessmann, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Opoboa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 3, 2020.
↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Opoboa Tessmann, 1921". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved April 3, 2020.

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[1] Savela, Markku (May 30, 2011). "Opoboa Tessmann, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Opoboa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 3, 2020.

[3] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Opoboa Tessmann, 1921". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved April 3, 2020.

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