Abacena Explained

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

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

Notes and References

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