Pirga

Pirga
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Tribe:	Lymantriini
Genus:	Pirga ; Aurivillius, 1891

Last updated May 31, 2025

Pirga is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1891.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Species

Pirga bipuncta Hering, 1926 eastern Africa
Pirga cryptogena Collenette, 1931 Uganda
Pirga loveni Aurivillius, 1922
Pirga magna Swinhoe, 1903 eastern Africa
Pirga mirabilis Aurivillius, 1891 Gabon
Pirga mnemosyne Rebel, 1914 Congo
Pirga pellucida Wichgraf, 1922
Pirga transvalensis Janse, 1915 southern Africa
Pirga ubangiana Schultze, 1934 north-western Congo
Pirga weisei Karsch, 1900 eastern Africa

References

↑ Savela, Markku (June 1, 2011). "Pirga Aurivillius, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pirga". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 5, 2020.
↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pirga Aurivillius, 1891". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved April 5, 2020.

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[1] Savela, Markku (June 1, 2011). "Pirga Aurivillius, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pirga". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 5, 2020.

[3] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pirga Aurivillius, 1891". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved April 5, 2020.

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