Raclia

Raclia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Raclia cervina, is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1869.[2][3]

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

Walker, 1869
Species:
R. cervina
Binomial name
Raclia cervina
Walker, 1869

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of Scambina Walker, 1865.[4]

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Raclia cervina Walker, 1869". Afromoths. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (March 13, 2020). "Raclia Walker, 1869". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Raclia Walker, 1869". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  4. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scambina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 27, 2020.


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