''Lerina'' is a
monotypic moth genus 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'') ...
. Its only species, ''Lerina incarnata'', the crimson-bodied lichen moth, is found in
Mexico and southern
Arizona.
Both the genus and species were
first described by
Francis Walker in 1854.
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Phaegopterina
Monotypic moth genera
Moths of North America
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