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''Airamia'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family
Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
. Its only species, ''Airamia albiocula'', is known from the US state of California. Both the genus and species were first described by William Barnes and
Foster Hendrickson Benjamin Foster Hendrickson Benjamin (1895–1936) was an American entomologist and lepidopterist. Biography Benjamin was born in 1895, and was friends with George P. Engelhardt and Jacob Doll, who introduced him to entomology. In 1921 he graduated from ...
, the genus in 1926 and the species in 1918.


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* Acontiinae Noctuoidea genera Monotypic moth genera {{Acontiinae-stub