Scolecocampa

Scolecocampa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1][2][3]

Scolecocampa
Scolecocampa liburna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Scolecocampinae
Genus: Scolecocampa
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Chadaca Walker, 1858
  • Herminodes Guenée, 1852
  • Rhosologia Walker, 1865

Taxonomy

The genus was previously classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.

Species
  • Scolecocampa atriluna J. B. Smith, 1903
  • Scolecocampa atrosignata Walker, 1858
  • Scolecocampa liburna Geyer, 1837
  • Scolecocampa pilosa Schaus, 1914
  • Scolecocampa porrecta Walker, 1865
  • Scolecocampa tessellata Hampson, 1926
  • Scolecocampa tripuncta Schaus, 1901

References
  1. Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Scolecocampa Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scolecocampa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Scolecocampa Guenée, 1852". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 19, 2020.


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