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Chamyna

Chamyna is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1821.

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Chamyna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Chamyna
Hübner, [1821]
Synonyms1
  • Chamina Hübner, 1823
  • Varia Walker, 1867
  • Sipatosia Hampson, 1926

Chamyna is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1821.23

Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms also gives Varia as a species group of Calliteara Butler, 1881.4

Species

  • Chamyna homalogramma Hampson, 1926
  • Chamyna homichlodes Hübner, 1806
  • Chamyna lamponia H. Druce, 1890
  • Chamyna modesta Schaus, 1912
References

References

  1. Savela, Markku (August 23, 2019). "Chamyna Hübner, [1821]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Chamyna​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Chamyna Hübner, 1821". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  4. Savela, Markku (January 8, 2019). "Calliteara Butler, 1881". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2020.