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Menecina

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Menecina
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Menecina

Walker, 1858
Species:
M. bifacies
Binomial name
Menecina bifacies
Walker, 1858
Synonyms

Generic

  • Blanona Walker, 1865

Specific

  • Menecina selenisoides Walker, 1865
  • Menecina tunicula Felder, 1874

Menecina is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Menecina bifacies, is found in Brazil. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Menecina​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Menecina Walker, 1858". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 28, 2020.