Weymeria

Weymeria is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Ferdinand Karsch in 1895. Its only species, Weymeria athene, was first described by Weymer in 1892. It is found in Tanzania.[1][2][3][4]

Weymeria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Weymeria

Karsch, 1895
Species:
W. athene
Binomial name
Weymeria athene
(Weymer, 1892)
Synonyms

Generic

  • Veymeria Hampson, 1901

Specific

  • Xanthospilopteryx athene Weymer, 1892

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Weymeria athene (Weymer, 1892)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Weymeria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. Savela, Markku (September 22, 2019). "Weymeria Karsch, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Weymeria Karsch, 1895". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 17, 2020.


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