Simyra confusa

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Simyra confusa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Simyra
Species:
S. confusa
Binomial name
Simyra confusa
Walker, 1856

Simyra confusa is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Simyra confusa Walker, 1856". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Simyra confusa (Walker, 1856)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 October 2018.