Bembina

Bembina
B. albinotata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Lymantriinae
Tribe: Nygmiini
Genus:
Walker, 1865
Type species
Bembina apicalis
Walker, 1865[1]

Bembina is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae.

Walker circumscribed the genus in 1865 with his newly-described B. apicalis as its sole member.[1]

Species

As of 2017, the following six species are included in the genus.[2]

  • Bembina albinotata (Heylaerts, 1892)
  • Bembina apicalis Walker, 1865
  • Bembina atripuncta (Hampson, 1897)
  • Bembina isabellina (Hampson, 1892)
  • Bembina nucula (Swinhoe, 1894)
  • Bembina pseudaurantiaca Holloway, 1999

References

  1. ^ a b Walker, Francis (1865). "Genus Bembina". Supplement.—Part 2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Vol. 32. London: Edward Newman. p. 505.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Bembina Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 30 September 2017.