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Genus of moths

Decelleria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Lymantriinae
Tribe: Lymantriini
Genus: Decelleria
Dall'Asta, 1981
Species: D. brachycera
Binomial name
Decelleria brachycera
(Collenette, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Dasychira brachycera Collenette, 1937

Decelleria is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Ugo Dall'Asta in 1981. Its only species, Decelleria brachycera, was first described by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1981. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Decelleria brachycera (Collenette, 1937)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (August 1, 2019). "Decelleria Dall'Asta, 1981". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Decelleria Dall'Asta, 1981". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Decelleria
Decelleria brachycera
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