Pharga

Pharga is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1863.[1]

Pharga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Scolecocampinae
Genus: Pharga
Walker, 1863

Taxonomy

The genus was previously classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.

Species

  • Pharga barbara Schaus, 1915 Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
  • Pharga pallens (Barnes & McDunnough, 1911) Arizona in the US
  • Pharga pholausalis (Walker, [1859]) Venezuela

References

  1. Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Pharga Walker, 1863". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 23, 2019.


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