Biology:Ommatochila

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Short description: Genus of moths

Ommatochila
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Boletobiinae
Genus: Ommatochila
Butler, 1894

Ommatochila is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1894.[1]

Taxonomy

Ommatochila has previously been classified in the subfamily Phytometrinae within Erebidae or in the subfamily Acontiinae of the family Noctuidae.[2][3] The genus is sometimes considered to be a synonym of Abacena.

Species

  • Ommatochila chorrera Schaus, 1916 Panama
  • Ommatochila crassipalpis Schaus, 1916 Venezuela
  • Ommatochila mundula (Zeller, 1872) southern US to Argentina, Antilles
  • Ommatochila plumbealis (Walker, [1866]) Amazonas in Brazil
  • Ommatochila santucca Schaus, 1916 French Guiana
  • Ommatochila stenula Schaus, 1916 Venezuela

References

  1. Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Ommatochila Butler, 1894". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/boletobiinae/ommatochila/. Retrieved November 17, 2019. 
  2. Zahiri, Reza (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology 37: 102–124. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x. 
  3. Lafontaine, Donald; Schmidt, Christian (19 Mar 2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys 40: 26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=2182. Retrieved 15 January 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7090290 entry