Termessa

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Termessa
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Termessa nivosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Lithosiini
Genus: Termessa
Newman, 1856
Synonyms
  • TermessaWalker, 1856
  • ClisobaraWalker, [1865]
  • LernaWalker, 1865

Termessa is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae The genus was described by Newman in 1856. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (June 24, 2015). "Termessa Newman, 1856". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 25, 2019.