Rhypagla
| Rhypagla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Rhypagla Nye, 1975 |
| Species: | R. lacernaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhypagla lacernaria Hübner, [1813]
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Rhypagla is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Ian W. B. Nye in 1975. Its only species, Rhypagla lacernaria, was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in northern Africa, southern Europe, Cyprus, Transcaucasia, the Middle East and Iran.[1][2]
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Eublemminae of Erebidae or the subfamily Eustrotiinae of the family Noctuidae.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 12, 2012). "Rhypagla Nye, 1975". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Rhypagla Nye, 1975". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Eublemminae". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2014.