Callizzia
| Callizzia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Subfamily: | Epipleminae |
| Genus: | Callizzia Packard, 1876 |
Callizzia is a genus of scoopwing moths of the Uraniidae family. The adults' hindwings are sharply creased, forming a scoop shape. There are 2 species in the genus. The Gray Scoopwing Moth (Callizzia amorata) is the type species of the genus, and the type specimen was collected in Albany, New York in the United States.[1]
Species
- Callizzia amorata Packard, 1876 – Gray Scoopwing Moth
- Callizzia certiorara Pearsall, 1906
References
- ↑ "CALLIZZA". Butterflies and Moths of the World. The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London.
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