Safidia

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Safidia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae (?)
Subfamily: Catocalinae
Genus: Safidia
Hampson, 1913
Species:
S. druceria
Binomial name
Safidia druceria
Nye, 1975
Synonyms
  • Sypna aztecaH. Druce, 1898
  • Safidia aztecanaStrand, 1917
  • Safidia aztecellaStrand, 1917
  • Safidia aztecoidesStrand, 1917
  • Safidia isabellaDraudt, 1940

Safidia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1913. Its only species, Safidia druceria, was first described by Nye in 1975. [1] It was found in Xalapa, Mexico. [2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Safidia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Safidia Hampson, 1913". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved January 23, 2020.