''Schizura'' is a genus of

prominent moth ''Somera viridifusca'', the prominent moth, is a moth of the family Notodontidae described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Sri Lanka, Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi, the north-eastern Himalayas, Sikkim in India, Hainan and Yun ...

s in the family

Notodontidae Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, espe ...

. There are about eight described species in ''Schizura''. Some species in this genus have been transferred to the genera Coelodasys and Oedemasia as a result of research published in 2021.

Species

These eight species belong to the genus ''Schizura'': * '' Schizura badia'' (Packard, 1864) (chestnut schizura) * '' Schizura biedermani'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1911 * '' Schizura ipomaeae'' Doubleday, 1841 (morning-glory prominent) * '' Schizura madara'' Schaus, 1939 * '' Schizura manca'' Schaus, 1912 * '' Schizura matheri'' Miller & Franclemont, 2021 * '' Schizura obligata'' (Dyar, 1919) * '' Schizura pelialis'' Schaus, 1937

References

Notodontidae {{notodontidae-stub