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Genus of moths

Gazalina
Gazalina chrysolopha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Thaumetopoeinae
Genus: Gazalina
Walker, 1865
Type species
Gazalina venosata
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Oligoclona Felder, 1874
  • Ansonia Kiriakoff, 1967 (preocc.)

Gazalina is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1865.

In Nepal, Gazalina moths are suspected to be involved in the etiology of the enigmatic eye disease seasonal hyperacute panuveitis.

Species

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Gazalina Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. Bolakhe, Saugat (2023). "Are these moths blinding children? Nepalese researchers seek answers". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03414-7. PMID 37923949. S2CID 265012955.
  3. Upadhyay, Madan Prasad; Kharel Sitaula, Ranju; Manandhar, Anu; Gower, Emily W.; Karki, Pratap; Gurung, Haramaya; Maharjan, Indraman; Reuben, Samuel; Karmacharya, Biraj Man; Joshi, Sagun Narayan (2021). "The Risk Factors of Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis". Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 28 (3): 250–257. doi:10.1080/09286586.2020.1820533. PMID 32981405. S2CID 222167311.
Taxon identifiers
Gazalina


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