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Cymaroa

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Cymaroa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Cymaroa
Hampson, 1905
Species:
C. grisea
Binomial name
Cymaroa grisea
(Thunberg, 1784)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx grisea Thunberg, 1784
  • Cymaroa leptopepla Hampson, 1905 (type species)

Cymaroa is a monotypic of tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1905. Its only species, Cymaroa grisea, was described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1784.[1] It is found in Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Cymaroa Hampson, 1905". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 26, 2019.