Orcynia (moth)

Orcynia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus:
Walker, 1854
Species:
O. calcarata
Binomial name
Orcynia calcarata
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Euchromia calcarata Walker, 1854
A male Orcynia calcarata

Orcynia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Orcynia calcarata, is found in the Amazon region,[1] including French Guiana.[2] Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1854.

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (September 10, 2015). "Orcynia Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Taxonomy Browser: Orcynia calcarata". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved November 15, 2019.


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