Berocynta

Berocynta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Berocynta

Möschler, 1886
Species:
B. simplex
Binomial name
Berocynta simplex
Möschler, 1886

Berocynta is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Berocynta simplex, is found in Jamaica. Both the genus and the species were first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1886.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 17, 2012). "Berocynta Möschler, 1886". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Berocynta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Berocynta Möschler, 1886". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 17, 2020.