''Luceria '' 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 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'') ...
. It was described by
Francis Walker in 1859.
This genus is found in southern Asia,
Australia
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, on several Pacific islands and a few species also in Africa.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in subfamily
Strepsimaninae 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 ...
.
Species
* ''
Luceria albipupillata''
Holloway, 2008
* ''
Luceria bakeri''
Holloway, 2008
* ''
Luceria cooki''
Holloway, 1977
* ''
Luceria emarginata''
D. S. Fletcher, 1961
* ''
Luceria eurhipoides''
(Hampson, 1891)
* ''
Luceria fletcheri''
Inoue, 1958
* ''
Luceria icasta''
D. S. Fletcher, 1957
* ''
Luceria jowettorum''
Holloway, 1982
* ''
Luceria nigerrinalis''
(Fryer, 1912)
* ''
Luceria novatusalis''
Walker, 1859
* ''
Luceria oculalis''
(Moore, 1877)
* ''
Luceria opiusalis''
Walker, 1859
* ''
Luceria pallida''
(Hampson, 1891)
* ''
Luceria pamphaea''
D. S. Fletcher, 1961
* ''
Luceria striata''
Galsworthy, 1997
References
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* Walker (1859). ''List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum'' 19: 853-854
Hypenodinae
Moth genera
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