Brachyherca

Brachyherca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Calpinae
Genus:
Brachyherca

Hampson, 1926
Species:
B. saphobasis
Binomial name
Brachyherca saphobasis
Hampson, 1926

Brachyherca is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Brachyherca saphobasis, is found in Cameroon and Gabon. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Hampson in 1926.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Brachyherca saphobasis Hampson, 1926". Afromoths. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Brachyherca​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Brachyherca Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 28, 2020.