Tancrea
Tancrea is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its sole species is Tancrea pardalina, known from deserts in Central Asia: Kara-Kum, Ustyurt and Sary-Kum. Both the genus and species were first described by Rudolf Püngeler in 1898.[1] Females are brachypterous.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Tancrea Püngeler, 1898 |
| Species: | T. pardalina |
| Binomial name | |
| Tancrea pardalina Püngeler, 1898 | |
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References
- Savela, Markku. "Tancrea Püngeler, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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