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Crocinis

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Crocinis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Subfamily: Drepaninae
Genus: Crocinis
Butler, 1879[1]
Type species
Crocinis fenestrata
Butler, 1879
Synonyms
  • Drapena Gaede, 1927

Crocinis is a genus of moths from Madagascar belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae.[2] The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879.

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References

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  1. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Crocinis Butler, 1879". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Crocinis Butler, 1879". Afromoths. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  • Butler (1879). "Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera from Madagascar, with notes on some of the forms already described". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (5)4:227–246.
  • Watson (1965). "A revision of the Ethiopian Drepanidae (Lepidoptera)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology Supplement 3:1–178, pls. 1–18.