Himala (moth)

Himala is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Moore in 1879.[1][2][3]

Himala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Lymantriinae
Tribe:	Lymantriini
Genus:	Himala Moore, 1879

Species

• Himala argentea Walker, 1855
• Himala eshanensis C. L. Chao, 1983 - transferred from Ivela eshanensis since 2000
• Himala nigripennis Kishida, 2000 - captured by Owada, 1995, 1997

References

1. Savela, Markku (November 2, 2012). "Himala Moore, 1879". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Himala". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Himala Moore, 1879". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 30, 2020.

• Kishida, Yasunori (2000). "A new species of the genus Himala Moore, 1879 (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae) from Vietnam". Lepidoptera Science. 51 (3): 231–232. (in Japanese)