Phrictia

Phrictia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1821. Its only species, Phrictia lingea, was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found in Guyana.[1][2]

Phrictia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Phrictia

Hübner, [1821]
Species:
P. lingea
Binomial name
Phrictia lingea
(Stoll, [1782])
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Noctua) lingea Stoll, [1782]

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of Lesmone Hübner, 1818.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (August 24, 2019). "Phrictia Hübner, [1821]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Phrictia Hübner, 1821". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phrictia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 25, 2020.


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