Callizzia

Callizzia
	Callizzia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Uraniidae
Subfamily:	Epipleminae
Genus:	Callizzia; Packard, 1876

Callizzia is a genus of scoopwing moths of the family Uraniidae. The genus was described by Packard in 1876. The adults' hindwings are sharply creased, forming a scoop shape. There are two species in the genus. The gray scoopwing moth (Callizzia amorata) is the type species of the genus, and the type specimen was collected in Albany, New York, in the United States.[1]

Species

Callizzia amorata Packard, 1876 – gray scoopwing moth
Callizzia certiorara Pearsall, 1906

References

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Callizzia Packard, 1876". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

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[1] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Callizzia Packard, 1876". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 26, 2019.