Lyssa (moth)
Appearance
Lyssa | |
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Lyssa zampa from Laos | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Uraniidae |
Subfamily: | Uraniinae |
Genus: | Lyssa Hübner, 1823[1] |
Synonyms | |
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Lyssa is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Distribution
[edit]The genus includes relatively large moths that are found in southern Asia and the Pacific region.
Species
[edit]- Lyssa achillaria Hübner, 1816
- Lyssa aruus (Felder, 1874)
- Lyssa aurora (Salvin & Godman, 1877)
- Lyssa curvata Skinner, 1903 (Vanuatu)
- Lyssa fletcheri Regteren Altena, 1953
- Lyssa macleayi (Montrouzier, 1857) (Australia)
- Lyssa menoetius (Hopffer, 1856) (Borneo, Philippines, Sangir, Sulawesi)
- Lyssa mutata Butler, 1887 (Solomons)
- Lyssa patroclus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moluccas)
- Lyssa patroclaria Hübner, 1816
- Lyssa toxopeusi Regteren Altena, 1953
- Lyssa velutinus Röber, 1927
- Lyssa zampa (Butler, 1869) (Himalayas to southern China, Thailand, Andamans, Philippines, Sulawesi)
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Lyssa Hübner, [1823]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
External links
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