Homocerynea Explained

Homocerynea is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Homocerynea cleoriformis, was found in the US state of Arizona. Both the genus and species were erected by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913.^[1]

Taxonomy

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Phytometrinae within Erebidae or in the subfamily Acontiinae of the family Noctuidae.^{[2] [3]}

References

• Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Noctuidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . 2023 . Natural History Museum, London. 10.5519/s93616qw .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Homocerynea Barnes & McDunnough, 1913 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . June 15, 2019.
2. Zahiri. Reza . Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea) . Systematic Entomology . 2011 . 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x . etal. 37. 102–124. free .
3. Lafontaine. Donald. Schmidt. Christian . Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys. 19 March 2010 . 40 . 26. 10.3897/zookeys.40.414. L&S2010. free. 2010ZooK...40....1L .