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Kidokuga

Kidokuga is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Yasunori Kishida in 2010. It is considered a synonym of the related genus Euproctis by some authors, but recognized as valid by others (e.g.), and supported as distinct in molecular phylogenetic studies.

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Kidokuga
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Nygmiini
Genus: Kidokuga
Kishida, 2010

Kidokuga is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Yasunori Kishida in 2010. It is considered a synonym of the related genus Euproctis by some authors, but recognized as valid by others (e.g.1), and supported as distinct in molecular phylogenetic studies.2

Species

  • Kidokuga piperita (Oberthür, 1880)
  • Kidokuga torasan (Holland, 1889)
References

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (August 27, 2020). "Kidokuga Kishida, 2010". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  2. Wang, H. et al. (2015). "Molecular phylogeny of Lymantriinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Erebidae) inferred from eight gene regions". Cladistics. 31 (6): 579-592 doi:10.1111/cla.12108