Biology:Abacena

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Short description: Genus of moths

Abacena
Pl.108-15-Abacena accincta (Felder & Rogenhofer 1874).JPG
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Boletobiinae
Genus: Abacena
Walker, 1866

Abacena is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Acontiinae of the family Noctuidae.

Species

  • Abacena accincta Felder and Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Abacena discalis Walker, 1865 (syn: Abacena palliceps Felder and Rogenhofer, 1874)
  • Abacena rectilinea Hampson, 1918

References

  1. Zahiri, Reza (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1361714 entry