Lerina (moth)
Lerina incarnata | |
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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 | |
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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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