Boursinia Explained

Boursinia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was described by Wilhelm Brandt in 1938,^{[1] [2] [3]} and the genus name honours Charles Boursin, who worked extensively on the family Noctuidae.

Species

• Boursinia candida (Boursin, 1964) Pakistan
• Boursinia deceptrix (Staudinger, 1900) Syria, Jordan, Arabia, Egypt
• Boursinia ferdovsi (Brandt, 1941) Iran, United Arab Emirates
• Boursinia malitiosa (Alphéraky, 1892) Kazakhstan
• Boursinia merideremica Hacker, 2004 Namibia
• Boursinia oxygramma Brandt, 1938 Iran
• Boursinia symmicta Brandt, 1938 Iran

Notes and References

1. Brandt, (1938) Beitrag zur Lepidopteren-fauna von Iran. Neue gattungen arten und formen (Macrolepidoptera) Entomologische Rundschau 55: 518
2. Web site: Savela . Markku . May 14, 2020 . Boursinia Brandt, 1938 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 21, 2020.
3. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Boursinia Brandt, 1938 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . October 21, 2020.