Vohitra

Vohitra is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Paul Griveaud in 1976. Its only species, Vohitra melissograpta, was first described by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1936. It is known from Madagascar.[1][2][3]

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

Griveaud, 1976
Species:
V. melissograpta
Binomial name
Vohitra melissograpta
(Collenette, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Dasychira melissograpta Collenette, 1936

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (May 14, 2011). "Vohitra Griveaud, 1976". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Vohitra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Vohitra Griveaud, 1976". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 27, 2020.


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