Giria pectinicornis

Giria is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by James Farish Malcolm Fawcett in 1916. Its only species, Giria pectinicornis, was first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1909. It is found from Liberia to Kenya

Giria pectinicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Erebinae
Genus:
Giria

Fawcett, 1916
Species:
G. pectinicornis
Binomial name
Giria pectinicornis
Type species
Giria pectinicornis
Synonyms
  • Giria bubastis Fawcett, 1916
  • Ophiusa pectinicornisBethune-Baker, 1909

References
  • De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Giria pectinicornis (Bethune-Baker, 1909)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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