Lyssa (moth)

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Lyssa
Laos brown butterfly.jpg
Lyssa zampa from Laos
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Subfamily: Uraniinae
Genus: Lyssa
Hübner, 1823[1]
Synonyms
  • Nyctalemon Dalman, 1825
  • Lyssidia Westwood, 1879

Lyssa is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.

Distribution[]

The genus includes relatively large moths that are found in southern Asia and the Pacific region.

Species[]

  • Hübner, 1816
  • (Felder, 1874)
  • (Salvin & Godman, 1877)
  • Skinner, 1903 (Vanuatu)
  • Regteren Altena, 1953
  • (Montrouzier, 1857) (Australia)
  • (Hopffer, 1856) (Borneo, Philippines, Sangir, Sulawesi)
  • Butler, 1887 (Solomons)
  • Lyssa patroclus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moluccas)
  • Hübner, 1816
  • Regteren Altena, 1953
  • Röber, 1927
  • Lyssa zampa (Butler, 1869) (Himalayas to southern China, Thailand, Andamans, Philippines, Sulawesi)

References[]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Lyssa Hübner, [1823]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

External links[]

  • Media related to Lyssa at Wikimedia Commons


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