Mylantria

Mylantria is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1904. Its only species, Mylantria xanthospila, was first described by Plötz in 1880. It is found in western Africa.[1][2][3]

Mylantria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Lymantriinae
Tribe:
Orgyiini
Genus:
Mylantria

Species:
M. xanthospila
Binomial name
Mylantria xanthospila
(Plötz, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Aroa xanthospila Plötz, 1880
  • Chaerotriche orestes H. Druce, 1887

References
  1. Savela, Markku (April 27, 2011). "Mylantria Aurivillius, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mylantria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mylantria Aurivillius, 1904". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 3, 2020.


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