Cymaroa

Cymaroa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Cymaroa
Hampson, 1905
Species:
C. grisea
Binomial name
Cymaroa grisea
(Thunberg, 1784)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx grisea Thunberg, 1784
  • Cymaroa leptopepla Hampson, 1905 (type species)

Cymaroa is a monotypic of tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1905. Its only species, Cymaroa grisea, was described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1784. It is found in Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa.

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Cymaroa Hampson, 1905". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 26, 2019.