Oligeria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Lymantriinae |
Tribe: | Lymantriini |
Genus: | Oligeria Turner, 1921 |
Species: | O. hemicalla |
Binomial name | |
Oligeria hemicalla (Lower, 1905) | |
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Oligeria is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae described by Turner in 1921. Its only species, Oligeria hemicalla, the tiny tussock moth, was first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1905. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria.
References
- Savela, Markku (29 May 2011). "Oligeria Turner, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oligeria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Oligeria Turner, 1921". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (21 December 2015). "Oligeria hemicalla (Lower, 1905) Tiny Tussock Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Oligeria | |
Oligeria hemicalla |
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