Luceria (moth) explained

Luceria is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.^[1] This genus is found in southern Asia, Australia, on several Pacific islands and a few species also in Africa.

Taxonomy

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

Species

• Luceria albipupillata Holloway, 2008
• Luceria bakeri Holloway, 2008
• Luceria cooki Holloway, 1977
• Luceria emarginata D. S. Fletcher, 1961
• Luceria eurhipoides (Hampson, 1891)
• Luceria fletcheri Inoue, 1958
• Luceria icasta D. S. Fletcher, 1957
• Luceria jowettorum Holloway, 1982
• Luceria nigerrinalis (Fryer, 1912)
• Luceria novatusalis Walker, 1859
• Luceria oculalis (Moore, 1877)
• Luceria opiusalis Walker, 1859
• Luceria pallida (Hampson, 1891)
• Luceria pamphaea D. S. Fletcher, 1961
• Luceria striata Galsworthy, 1997

References

• Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2017 . Luceria Walker, 1859 . Afromoths . March 24, 2018.
• Web site: Savela . Markku . Luceria Walker, 1859 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . March 24, 2018.
• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Noctuidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.
• Walker (1859). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 19: 853-854

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.