Clethrogyna aurolimbata explained

Clethrogyna aurolimbata is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1835.^[1] It is found in the Pyrenees and on the Iberian Peninsula. The larvae feed on Genista species, including Genista purgans.^[2] This species has commonly been placed in the genus Orgyia but molecular analyses support the genus Clethrogyna as a separate lineage.^[3]

External links

• Web site: Mazzei . Paolo . Morel . Daniel . Panfili . Raniero . amp . Orgyia (Clethrogyna) aurolimbata Guenée, 1835 . Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa . May 16, 2020.
• "10399 Orgyia aurolimbata (Guenée & De Villiers, 1835)". Lepiforum e V. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308223757/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=447084 "Orgyia (Clethrogyna) aurolimbata Guenée 1835"
2. Web site: Savela . Markku . July 5, 2019 . Orgyia aurolimbata (Guenée, 1835) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . May 16, 2020.
3. Wang, H. et al. (2015) Molecular phylogeny of Lymantriinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Erebidae) inferred from eight gene regions. Cladistics 31(6):579-592 DOI: 10.1111/cla.12108