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Erysthia

Erysthia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Euteliidae. Its only species is Erysthia obliquata. The type locality is not known and the type has been lost. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1862.

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Erysthia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Euteliidae
Subfamily: Euteliinae
Genus: Erysthia
Walker, 1862
Species:
E. obliquata
Binomial name
Erysthia obliquata
Walker, 1862

Erysthia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Euteliidae. Its only species is Erysthia obliquata. The type locality is not known and the type has been lost. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1862.123

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (August 26, 2019). "Erysthia Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Erysthia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Erysthia Walker, 1862". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved August 1, 2020.