''Belinda'' is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
genus in the subfamily
Lymantriinae
The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893.
Many of its component species are referred to as "tussock moths" of one sort or another. The ca ...
. Its only species, ''Belinda zoe'', is found in Indonesia. Both the genus and species were
first described by Alexander Schintlmeister and
Thomas J. Witt in 2014.
References
External links
*Original description: Schintlmeister, Alexander & Witt, Thomas J. (2014)
"Eine neue Lymantride aus Sulawesi, ''Belinda zoe'' gen. n. et sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)" ''Entomofauna''. 35 (24): 533–540. with English abstract.
Lymantriinae
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