Phasidia

Phasidia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1901. Its only species, Phasidia contraria, was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Peru and the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.[1][2][3]

Phasidia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Phasidia

Hampson, 1901
Species:
P. contraria
Binomial name
Phasidia contraria
(Walker, [1865])
Synonyms
  • Phasis contraria Walker, [1865]
  • Othria meridionalis Schaus, 1892

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phasidia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (September 9, 2019). "Phasidia Hampson, 1901". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Phasidia Hampson, 1901". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 3, 2020.


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