Cargida

Cargida is a monotypic moth genus of the family Notodontidae erected by William Schaus in 1901. Its only species, Cargida pyrrha, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1898. It is found in Mexico.[3][4]

Cargida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Notodontidae
Subfamily:
Dudusinae
Genus:
Cargida

Schaus, 1901
Species:
C. pyrrha
Binomial name
Cargida pyrrha
(H. Druce, 1898)
Synonyms[1][2]

Generic

  • Cardiga

Specific

  • Heterocampa  pyrrha H. Druce, 1898
  • Cargida intensa Rothschild, 1917

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Cardiga Schaus, 1901". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 27, 2019. Note: This source appears to misspell the genus name.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cargida pyrrha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  3. Schaus, William (1901). "A Revision of the American Notodontidae". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (3): 267.
  4. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cargida pyrrha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved July 27, 2019.


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