Biology:Semicalamidia

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Short description: Genus of moths

Semicalamidia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Semicalamidia
De Vos, 2012
Species:
S. owgarra
Binomial name
Semicalamidia owgarra
(Bethune-Baker, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Ilema owgarra Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Calamidia castanea Rothschild, 1912

Semicalamidia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Rob de Vos in 2012. Its only species, Semicalamidia owgarra, was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908.[1] It is found in Papua New Guinea where its habitat consists of mountainous areas.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15636899 entry