Leptaroa

Leptaroa
Leptaroa fulvicolora
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Lymantriinae
Genus:
Hampson, 1910
Type species
Leptaroa fulvicolora
Hampson, 1910

Leptaroa is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1910.[1][2]

Leptaroa is seen as a synonym of Chrysocyma Hampson, 1905 by The Global Lepidoptera Names Index and Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. The list below comes from Afromoths.

Species

  • Leptaroa deleta Hering, 1926
  • Leptaroa fulvicolora Camera Hampson, 1910
  • Leptaroa jordani Hering, 1926
  • Leptaroa ochricoloria Strand, 1911
  • Leptaroa paupera Hering, 1926

References

  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Leptaroa Hampson, 1910". Afromoths. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Leptaroa Hampson, 1910". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 28, 2020.