Lemyra

Lemyra
Lemyra inaequalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Lemyra
F. Walker, 1856
Type species
Lemyra extensa
F. Walker, 1856
Synonyms
  • Carbisa Moore, 1879
  • Thyrgorina F. Walker, [1865] 1864
  • Echlida F. Walker, 1865
  • Icambosida F. Walker, 1865
  • Thanatarctia Butler, 1877
  • Challa Moore, 1879
  • Xanthomaenas Roepke, 1940
  • Allochrista Roepke, 1946

Lemyra is a genus of tiger moths in the Erebidae family. The genus contains many species from East and South Asia, Sundaland and Australia.

Species

Subgenus Lemyra

Subgenus Thyrgorina Walker, [1865]

References

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