Pithea
Appearance
Pithea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Pithea Walker, 1856 |
Species: | P. ferruginea
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Binomial name | |
Pithea ferruginea Walker, 1856
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Pithea is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Pithea ferruginea, is found in Colombia. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1856.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pithea Walker, 1856". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.