''Ledaea'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a 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 underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. The genus was erected by
Herbert Druce in 1891.
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) is a searchable database maintained by the Department of Entomology at the Natural History Museum, London.
It is based on card indices and scanned journals, nomenclatural catalogues and the '' Zoologi ...
gives this name as a synonym of ''
Spargaloma''
Grote, 1873.
Species
*''
Ledaea arciva''
H. Druce, 1891 Panama
*''
Ledaea marcella''
H. Druce, 1891 Costa Rica
*''
Ledaea perditalis
''Ledaea perditalis'', the buttonbush owlet or lost owlet moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was Species description, first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America from the ...
''
(Walker, 859
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Year 859 (Roman numerals, DCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* January 15 – Battle of St. Quentin: Frankish forces, le ...
North America
References
Pangraptinae
Moth genera
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