Eccrita is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae and is in the subfamily of Calpinae. The genus was erected by Julius Lederer in 1857. The genus was considered a synonym of Lygephila by Robert W. Poole, but it was revalidated by Herbert Beck in 1996.[1]
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| Genus: | Eccrita Lederer, 1857
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If treated as a valid genus, it contains the species Eccrita ludicra Hübner, 1790, but many authors place it in Lygephila as Lygephila ludicra.[2]
References
edit- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Eccrita Lederer, 1857". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (June 1, 2020). "Lygephila ludicra (Hübner, 1790)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
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