Pithea

Pithea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus:
Walker, 1856
Species:
P. ferruginea
Binomial name
Pithea ferruginea
Walker, 1856
Synonyms
  • Opharus ferruginea

Pithea is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Pithea ferruginea, is found in Colombia. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1856.[1]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Pithea Walker, 1856". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 24, 2019.


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