Bena (moth)

Bena is a genus of moths in the family Nolidae. The genus was erected by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820.[1][2][3]

Bena
Bena bicolorana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nolidae
Subfamily:
Chloephorinae
Tribe:
Sarrothripini
Genus:
Bena

Billberg, 1820
Synonyms
  • Hylophilina Warren, 1913

Species
  • Bena bicolorana (Fuessly, 1775) Europe, Turkey
  • Bena africana (Warren, 1913) Tunisia

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Bena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (September 11, 2019). "Bena Billberg, 1820". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Bena Billberg, 1820". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved August 3, 2020.


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