Sermyla

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Sermyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Pericopina
Genus: Sermyla
Walker, 1854
Species:
S. transversa
Binomial name
Sermyla transversa
Walker, 1854
Synonyms
  • Sermyla morta Schaus, 1892

Sermyla is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, Sermyla transversa, is found in Brazil. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1854.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Sermyla Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Becker, Vitor O. (September 15, 2013). "Taxonomic changes in the Neotropical Pericopina and Ctenuchina moths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini), with description of new taxa" (PDF). The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 46: 53–66. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2013.

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