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Schizura

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Schizura
Schizura badia, Maine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Heterocampinae
Genus: Schizura
Doubleday, 1841

Schizura is a genus of prominent moths in the family Notodontidae. There are about eight described species in Schizura.[1][2]

Some species in this genus have been transferred to the genera Coelodasys and Oedemasia as a result of research published in 2021.[3]

Species

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These eight species belong to the genus Schizura:

References

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  1. ^ "Schizura Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  2. ^ "Schizura genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  3. ^ Miller, James S.; Wagner, David L.; Opler, Paul A.; Lafontaine, J. Donald (2021). The Moths of North America, Fascicle 22.1B, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion). Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN 978-0979663352.