Homochira

Homochira is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1905.[1][2][3]

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

Hampson, 1905

Species
  • Homochira rendalli (Distant, 1897) southern Africa
  • Homochira crenulata (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Nigeria
  • Homochira gephyra (Hering, 1926)
  • Homochira mintha (Fawcett, 1918) eastern Africa
  • Homochira poecilosticta Collenette, 1938 Mozambique

References
  1. Savela, Markku (March 2, 2013). "Homochira Hampson, 1905". 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). "Homochira". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Homochira Hampson, 1905". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 30, 2020.


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