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Genus of moths

Omochroa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Omochroa
Rambur,
Species: O. spurca
Binomial name
Omochroa spurca
Rambur, 1866
Synonyms
  • Homochroa Spuler, 1906

Omochroa is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, Omochroa spurca, was described from Andalusia. Both the genus and the species were first described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1866. The type was not saved. The species has affinity with Coscinia romei Sagarra, 1924 (Toulgoët, 1981).

References

  • Toulgoët, H. de (1981). "Les types des arctiides décrites par le Docteur P. Rambur ". Alexanor. 12 (3): 129–131. Paris.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
Taxon identifiers
Omochroa
Omochroa spurca


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