Phlyctaina
GenusPhlyctaina
Speciesirrigualis
Parent authorityMoschler, 1890
AuthorityMoschler, 1890

Phlyctaina is a monotypic litter moth genus of the family Erebidae.[1][2] Its only species, Phlyctaina irrigualis, is found in North America.[3][4][5] Both the genus and species were first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890.[6][7]

The MONA or Hodges number for Phlyctaina irrigualis is 8392.[8]

References

  1. ^ Lafontaine, Donald & Schmidt, Christian (March 19, 2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. ' (40): 26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414
  2. ^ Zahiri, Reza et al. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology. 37: 102–124. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x
  3. ^ "Phlyctaina irrigualis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. ^ "Phlyctaina irrigualis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  5. ^ "Phlyctaina irrigualis Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  6. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Phlyctaina Möschler, 1890". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Phlyctaina Möschler, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  8. ^ "Phlyctaina irrigualis". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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