Phycoma

Phycoma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Its only species, Phycoma marcellina, was first described by Stoll in 1780. It is found in Suriname.[1][2][3]

Phycoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Calpinae
Genus:
Phycoma

Hübner, [1823]
Species:
P. marcellina
Binomial name
Phycoma marcellina
(Stoll, [1780])
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Noctua) marcellina Stoll, [1780]
  • Phycoma retardens Walker, 1858

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phycoma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (August 24, 2019). "Phycoma Hübner, [1823]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Phycoma Hübner, 1823". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 25, 2020.


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