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Polychrysia Hampsoni
''Polychrysia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. More commonly known as owlet moths. Distribution Polychrysia can be found in Russia, Canada, USA, Europe, and East Asia. Species * ''Polychrysia aurata'' Staudinger, 1888 * ''Polychrysia esmeralda'' Oberthür, 1880 * ''Polychrysia hampsoni'' Leech, 1900 * ''Polychrysia imperatrix'' Draudt, 1950 * ''Polychrysia marmorea'' Ronkay, 1986 * ''Polychrysia moneta'' – Golden Plusia Fabricius, 1787 * ''Polychrysia morigera'' H. Edwards, 1886 * ''Polychrysia sica'' Graeser, 1890 * ''Polychrysia splendida'' Butler, 1878 References External links Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Plusiinae {{Plusiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
