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Mylantria

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Mylantria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Lymantriini
Genus: Mylantria
Aurivillius, 1904
Species:
M. xanthospila
Binomial name
Mylantria xanthospila
(Plötz, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Aroa xanthospila Plötz, 1880
  • Chaerotriche orestes H. Druce, 1887

Mylantria is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1904. Its only species, Mylantria xanthospila, was first described by Plötz in 1880. It is found in western Africa.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (April 27, 2011). "Mylantria Aurivillius, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Mylantria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mylantria Aurivillius, 1904". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 3, 2020.