''Lephana'' is a
genus of
moths of 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'') ...
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The genus was previously classified in the subfamily
Calpinae
The Calpinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1840. This subfamily includes many species of moths that have a pointed and barbed proboscis adapted to piercing the skins of fruit to feed on ju ...
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 ...
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Species
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Lephana excisata
''Lephana'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was previously classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.
Species
*'' Lephana excisata'' Kaye, 1924
*''Lephana metacrocea
''Lephana'' is a genus of moth
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Kaye, 1924
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Lephana metacrocea
''Lephana'' is a genus 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 ...
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Hampson, 1926
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Lephana oedisema
''Lephana'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was previously classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.
Species
*''Lephana excisata'' Kaye, 1924
*''Lephana metacrocea'' Hampson, 1926
*''Lephana oedisema'' ...
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Hampson, 1926
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Lephana tetraphorella
''Lephana'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was previously classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.
Species
*''Lephana excisata'' Kaye, 1924
*''Lephana metacrocea'' Hampson, 1926
*''Lephana oedisema ...
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Walker, 1866 – Type species
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Anobinae
Moth genera
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