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Ommatochila

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Ommatochila
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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Ommatochila Butler, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  2. ^ Zahiri, Reza; et al. (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. Bibcode:2010ZooK...40....1L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.