Boenasa

Boenasa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Lithosiini
Genus:
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Torycus Herrich-Schäffer, 1866

Boenasa is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1865. The known species are from the Greater Antilles.[1][2][3]

Species

  • Boenasa angelica Schaus, 1924 – Dominican Republic
  • Boenasa benedicti Laguerre, 2020 – Dominican Republic
  • Boenasa davidsoni Laguerre, 2024 – Dominican Republic
  • Boenasa domingonis (Schaus, 1924) – Dominican Republic
  • Boenasa keegani Laguerre, 2024 – Dominican Republic
  • Boenasa nigrorosea Walker, [1865] – Dominican Republic
  • Boenasa tricolor (Herrich-Schaffer, 1866) – Cuba

For Boenasa polyphron Druce, 1894, see Virbia polyphron (Druce, 1894).

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (August 9, 2015). "Boenasa Walker, [1865]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  2. ^ Laguerre, M. (2020). "Description of six new species of Lithosiini for the Neotropical fauna (Lepidoptera erebidae Arctiinae Lithosiini)". Antenor. 6 (2): 123–133.
  3. ^ Laguerre, M. (2024). "Description of three new species and a new genus of Lithosiini from Dominican Republic (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini)". Faunitaxys. 12 (37): 1–9. doi:10.57800/faunitaxys-12(37).