Zeuxinia

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Zeuxinia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Hypeninae
Genus: Zeuxinia
Legrand, 1966
Species:
Z. aeschrina
Binomial name
Zeuxinia aeschrina
Legrand, 1966

Zeuxinia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Zeuxinia aeschrina, is found on Aldabra, a coral atoll in the Seychelles. Both the genus and the species were first described by Henry Legrand in 1966. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (March 4, 2012). "Zeuxinia Legrand, 1966". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Zeuxinia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Zeuxinia Legrand, 1966". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved February 20, 2020.