| Bembina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Nygmiini |
| Genus: | Bembina Walker, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Bembina apicalis Walker, 1865[1] | |
Bembina is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae.
Walker circumscribed the genus in 1865 with his newly-described B. apicalis as its sole member.[1]
Species
As of 2017, the following six species are included in the genus.[2]
- Bembina albinotata (Heylaerts, 1892)
- Bembina apicalis Walker, 1865
- Bembina atripuncta (Hampson, 1897)
- Bembina isabellina (Hampson, 1892)
- Bembina nucula (Swinhoe, 1894)
- Bembina pseudaurantiaca Holloway, 1999
References
- 1 2 Walker, Francis (1865). "Genus Bembina". Supplement.—Part 2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Vol. 32. London: Edward Newman. p. 505.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Bembina Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
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