''Luceria '' is a
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 bino ...
of
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 ...
s of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
. It was described by
Francis Walker in 1859.
This genus is found in southern Asia,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
, on several Pacific islands and a few species also in Africa.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in subfamily
Strepsimaninae of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...
.
Species
* ''
Luceria albipupillata''
Holloway, 2008
* ''
Luceria bakeri''
Holloway, 2008
* ''
Luceria cooki''
Holloway, 1977
* ''
Luceria emarginata
Luceria is an ancient city in the northern Apennines, located in the comune of Canossa in the Province of Reggio Emilia, on the right bank of the river Enza.
Toponym
The name might derive from ''lucus'', which means "sacred grove".
It is not c ...
''
D. S. Fletcher, 1961
* ''
Luceria eurhipoides''
(Hampson, 1891)
* ''
Luceria fletcheri''
Inoue, 1958
* ''
Luceria icasta''
D. S. Fletcher, 1957
* ''
Luceria jowettorum''
Holloway, 1982
* ''
Luceria nigerrinalis''
(Fryer, 1912)
* ''
Luceria novatusalis''
Walker, 1859
* ''
Luceria oculalis''
(Moore, 1877)
* ''
Luceria opiusalis''
Walker, 1859
* ''
Luceria pallida''
(Hampson, 1891)
* ''
Luceria pamphaea''
D. S. Fletcher, 1961
* ''
Luceria striata''
Galsworthy, 1997
References
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* Walker (1859). ''List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum'' 19: 853-854
Hypenodinae
Moth genera
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