Biology:Lemyra

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Short description: Genus of moths

Lemyra
Thanatarctia inaequalis inaequalis1.jpg
Lemyra inaequalis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Lemyra
Walker, 1856
Type species
Lemyra extensa
Walker, 1856
Synonyms
  • Carbisa Moore, 1879
  • Thyrgorina Walker, [1865] 1864
  • Echlida Walker, 1865
  • Icambosida Walker, 1865
  • Thanatarctia Butler, 1877
  • Challa Moore, 1879
  • Xanthomaenas Roepke, 1940
  • Allochrista Roepke, 1946

Lemyra is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus contains many species from East and South Asia, Sundaland and Australia . It was described by Francis Walker in 1856.

Species

Subgenus Lemyra


Subgenus Thyrgorina Walker, [1865]


References

Wikidata ☰ Q10317163 entry