Strongylosia

Strongylosia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Strongylosia congoensis, was first described by William Jacob Holland in 1920. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe.[1][2][3][4]

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

Hampson, 1926
Species:
S. congoensis
Binomial name
Strongylosia congoensis
(Holland, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Leocyma congoensis Holland, 1920
  • Strongylosia semiflava Hampson, 1926

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Strongylosia congoensis (Holland, 1920)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Strongylosia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  3. Savela, Markku (October 25, 2019). "Strongylosia Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Strongylosia Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 29, 2020.


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