Luma (moth) explained

Luma is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was first discovered by Francis Walker in 1863.

Species

• Luma albifascialis Hampson, 1897
• Luma anticalis Walker, 1863
• Luma flavalis Hampson, 1893
• Luma flavimarginalis Hampson, 1907
• Luma holoxantha Hampson, 1907
• Luma longidentalis Hampson, 1903
• Luma macropsalis Hampson, 1897
• Luma obscuralis (Swinhoe, 1895)
• Luma trimaculata Hampson, 1897
• Luma unicolor (Moore, 1886)

Former species

• Loxocorys sericea (Butler, 1879)^[1]

External links

• Book: Walker, Francis. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum: Lepidoptera Heterocera. 27 November 2012. 1863. Trustees, British Museum. 121.
• Web site: Savela . Markku . Luma Walker, 1863 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . February 19, 2018.

Notes and References

1. Matsui . Yuki . Mally . Richard . Kohama . Sari . Aoki . Itsuzai . Azuma . Masaaki . Naka . Hideshi . 2022 . Molecular phylogenetics and tribal classification of Japanese Pyraustinae and Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) . Insect Systematics & Evolution . 54 . 77–106 . 10.1163/1876312X-bja10037 . 251511500 .