Pithea

Pithea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pithea
Walker, 1856
Species:
P. ferruginea
Binomial name
Pithea ferruginea
Walker, 1856
Synonyms
  • Opharus ferruginea

Pithea is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Pithea ferruginea, is found in Colombia. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1856.

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Pithea Walker, 1856". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 24, 2019.