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Genus of moths

Theriophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Lymantriinae
Tribe: Lymantriini
Genus: Theriophila
E. M. Hering, 1932
Species: T. miara
Binomial name
Theriophila miara
E. M. Hering, 1932

Theriophila is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae. Its only species, Theriophila miara, is found in Cameroon. Both the genus and the species were first described by Erich Martin Hering in 1932.

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Theriophila miara Hering, 1932". Afromoths. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (May 14, 2011). "Theriophila Hering, 1932". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Theriophila​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Theriophila Hering, 1932". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Theriophila
Theriophila miara


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