Lerina (moth)

Lerina incarnata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Arctiini
Genus: Lerina
Walker, 1854
Species: L. incarnata
Binomial name
Lerina incarnata
Walker, 1854
Synonyms
  • Ctenucha robinsonii Boisduval, 1869

Lerina is a genus of arctiine tussock moths in the Erebidae family. The genus contains only one species, Lerina incarnata, the Crimson-bodied Lichen Moth, which is found in Mexico[1] and southern Arizona.[2]

The wings are metallic bluish green. The head, thorax and abdomen are thickly clothed with crimson hairs, the thorax with a black dorsal stripe. The palpi, proboscis, antennae and legs are black.[3]

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