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Ommatochila
Ommatochila is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1894.[1]
| Ommatochila | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Boletobiinae |
| Genus: | Ommatochila Butler, 1894 |
Taxonomy Edit
Ommatochila has previously been classified in the subfamily Phytometrinae within Erebidae or in the subfamily Acontiinae of the family Noctuidae.[2][3] The genus is sometimes considered to be a synonym of Abacena.
Species Edit
- Ommatochila chorrera Schaus, 1916 Panama
- Ommatochila crassipalpis Schaus, 1916 Venezuela
- Ommatochila mundula (Zeller, 1872) southern US to Argentina, Antilles
- Ommatochila plumbealis (Walker, [1866]) Amazonas in Brazil
- Ommatochila santucca Schaus, 1916 French Guiana
- Ommatochila stenula Schaus, 1916 Venezuela
References Edit
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Ommatochila Butler, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. from the original on November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ Zahiri, Reza; et al. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology. 37: 102–124. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x.
- ^ Lafontaine, Donald; Schmidt, Christian (19 Mar 2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 40: 26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414. from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.