Boenasa
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Tribe: | Lithosiini |
Genus: | Boenasa Walker, 1865 |
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Boenasa is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1865. The known species are from the Greater Antilles.[1][2][3]
Species
[edit]- Boenasa angelica Schaus, 1924 – Dominican Republic
- Boenasa benedicti Laguerre, 2020 – Dominican Republic
- Boenasa davidsoni Laguerre, 2024 – Dominican Republic
- Boenasa domingonis (Schaus, 1924) – Dominican Republic
- Boenasa keegani Laguerre, 2024 – Dominican Republic
- Boenasa nigrorosea Walker, [1865] – Dominican Republic
- Boenasa tricolor (Herrich-Schaffer, 1866) – Cuba
For Boenasa polyphron Druce, 1894, see Virbia polyphron (Druce, 1894).
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku (August 9, 2015). "Boenasa Walker, [1865]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ Laguerre, M. (2020). "Description of six new species of Lithosiini for the Neotropical fauna (Lepidoptera erebidae Arctiinae Lithosiini)". Antenor. 6 (2): 123–133.
- ^ Laguerre, M. (2024). "Description of three new species and a new genus of Lithosiini from Dominican Republic (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini)". Faunitaxys. 12 (37): 1–9. doi:10.57800/faunitaxys-12(37).
External links
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- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.