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Facidia

Facidia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1865.

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Facidia
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Megacephalomana Strand, 1943
  • Megacephalon Saalmüller, 1880

Facidia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1865.1234

Species

  • Facidia divisa Walker, 1865
  • Facidia laportei Berio, 1975
  • Facidia luteilinea Hampson, 1926 Nigeria
  • Facidia megastigma Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Facidia pilosum Pagenstecher, 1888
  • Facidia remaudi Laporte, 1972
  • Facidia rivulosum Saalmüller, 1880
  • Facidia saalmuelleri Viette, 1965
  • Facidia stygium Saalmüller, 1881
  • Facidia vacillans (Walker, 1858) Gabon, Ghana, South Africa
References

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Facidia Hampson, 1865". Afromoths. Retrieved June 13, 2020. Note: This source appears to have the wrong author name.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (March 9, 2020). "Facidia Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Facidia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Facidia Walker, 1865". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 13, 2020.