Pirgula

Pirgula is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Tessmann in 1921.[1][2][3]

Pirgula
Pirgula atrinotata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Lymantriinae
Tribe:
Lymantriini
Genus:
Pirgula

Tessmann, 1921
Synonyms
  • Pirgulina Hering, 1926

Species

Some species are:

  • Pirgula atrinotata (Butler, 1897) Tanzania
  • Pirgula delicata Griveaud, 1973 Madagascar
  • Pirgula delosema Collenette, 1953 Rhodesia
  • Pirgula gracillima (Holland, 1893)
  • Pirgula jordani (Hering, 1926) Madagascar
  • Pirgula melanoma Collenette, 1936 Madagascar
  • Pirgula monopunctata Griveaud, 1973 Madagascar
  • Pirgula octoguttata (Tessmann, 1921) Cameroons
  • Pirgula polylopha Collenette, 1959 Madagascar
  • Pirgula polyopha Collenette, 1959
  • Pirgula quinquepunctata (Wichgraf, 1921) Tanzania
  • Pirgula sexpunctata Griveaud, 1973 Madagascar
  • Pirgula stictogonia Collenette, 1936 Angola

References
  1. Savela, Markku (May 14, 2011). "Pirgula Tessmann, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pirgula". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pirgula Tessmann, 1921". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 5, 2020.


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