Afronyctemera

Afronyctemera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(disputed)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Nyctemerina
Genus: Afronyctemera
Dubatolov, 2006
Type species
Deilemera itokina
Aurivillius, 1904
Synonyms

Nyctemera (Afronyctemera)

Afronyctemera is a genus of moths erected by Vladimir Dubatolov in 2006. Its treatment varies by source, from being recognized as a valid genus to a valid subgenus of Nyctemera to being listed as doubtful to not being recognized at all.

Species

AfroMoths, treating Afronyctemera as a subgenus, includes four species:

When Afronyctemera is treated as a valid genus, it consists of one species that includes the rest of the above as synonyms:

Similarly, the Global Lepidoptera Index treats Afronyctemera itokina (their Nyctemera itokina) as valid and the other taxa mentioned above as its synonyms.

References

  1. 1 2 Dubatolov, V. V. (2006). "On the generic status of the Afrotropical Nyctemera species (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae)" (PDF). Atalanta. 37 (1/2): 191–205.
  2. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Afronyctemera Dubatolov, 2006". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Afronyctemera Dubatolov, 2006". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Afronyctemera Dubatolov, 2006". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Nyctemera itokina Aurivillius, 1904". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.128. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Nyctemera itokina Aurivillius, 1904". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 23 May 2025.