Viridichirana

Viridichirana is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Ugo Dall'Asta in 1981.[1][2]

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

Dall'Asta, 1981

Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms suggests that this name is a synonym of Dasychira Hübner, [1809].[3]

Species known in Africa
  • Viridichirana chlorophila (Hering, 1926)
  • Viridichirana decellei Dall'Asta, 1981

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Viridichirana Dall'Asta, 1981". Afromoths. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Viridichirana Dall'Asta, 1981". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. Savela, Markku, ed. (August 1, 2019). "Dasychira Hübner, [1809]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 27, 2020.


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