''Sermyla'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, ''Sermyla transversa'', is found in

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. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1854.

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* Moths described in 1854 Arctiinae Monotypic moth genera {{Arctiinae-stub