Zebeeba

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Zebeeba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Rivulinae
Genus: Zebeeba
Kirby, 1892
Species:
Z. falsalis
Binomial name
Zebeeba falsalis
Synonyms

Generic

  • Nycteola Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]

Specific

  • Hypena falsalis Herrich-Schäffer, [1839]
  • Nola dardoinula Millière, 1871

Zebeeba is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. Its only species, Zebeeba falsalis, was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1839. It is found in northern Africa, southern Europe, Asia Minor and the Levant.[1][2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (September 18, 2013). "Zebeeba Kirby, 1892". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Zebeeba​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Zebeeba Kirby, 1892". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 14, 2020.