Biology:Oligeria

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Short description: Genus of moths

Oligeria
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Oligeria

Turner, 1921
Species:
O. hemicalla
Binomial name
Oligeria hemicalla
(Lower, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Orgyia hemicalla Lower, 1905

Oligeria is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae described by Turner in 1921. Its only species, Oligeria hemicalla, the tiny tussock moth, was first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1905.[1][2][3] It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7086795 entry