Cimola

Cimola is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae. Its only species, Cimola opalina, is found in South Africa. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1][2][3]

Cimola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Lymantriinae
Tribe:
Lymantriini
Genus:
Cimola

Walker, 1855
Species:
C. opalina
Binomial name
Cimola opalina
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Anomoetes thymiathis H. Druce

References
  1. Savela, Markku (May 30, 2011). "Cimola Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cimola". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Cimola Walker, 1855". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 28, 2020.


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