Kidokuga
Appearance
Kidokuga | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Tribe: | Nygmiini |
Genus: | Kidokuga Kishida, 2010 |
Kidokuga is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Yasunori Kishida in 2010. It is considered a synonym of the related genus Euproctis by some authors, but recognized as valid by others (e.g.[1]), and supported as distinct in molecular phylogenetic studies.[2]
Species
- Kidokuga piperita (Oberthür, 1880)
- Kidokuga torasan (Holland, 1889)
References
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 27, 2020). "Kidokuga Kishida, 2010". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ Wang, H. et al. (2015). "Molecular phylogeny of Lymantriinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Erebidae) inferred from eight gene regions". Cladistics. 31 (6): 579-592 doi:10.1111/cla.12108
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