Homura nocturnalis

Homura is a monotypic snout moth genus in the family Pyralidae. Its only species, Homura nocturnalis, is found in Brazil. Both the genus and species were first described by Julius Lederer in 1863.[2]

Homura nocturnalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Homura[1]

Lederer, 1863
Species:
H. nocturnalis
Binomial name
Homura nocturnalis
Lederer, 1863
Synonyms
  • Macalla nocturnalis
  • Locastra nocturnalis

References
  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Homura nocturnalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.


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