''Nezula'' 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, ''Nezula grisea'', is found in
French Guiana,
Venezuela,
Suriname
Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
,
Panama, Upper Amazonas and
Ecuador. Both the genus and species were
first described by
William Schaus in 1896.
References
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Phaegopterina
Monotypic moth genera
Moths of Central America
Moths of South America
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