Margitesia

Margitesia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus:
Strand, 1935
Species:
M. bugaba
Binomial name
Margitesia bugaba
(H. Druce, 1891)
Synonyms

Generic

  • Margites H. Druce, 1891

Specific

  • Margites bugaba H. Druce, 1891

Margitesia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae described by Strand in 1935. Its only species, Margitesia bugaba, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1891. It is found in Panama.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (February 17, 2012). "Margitesia Strand, 1935". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Margitesia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Margitesia Strand, 1935". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 7, 2020.