Gammace

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

Walker, 1862
Species:
G. magniplaga
Binomial name
Gammace magniplaga
Walker, 1862

Gammace is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Gammace magniplaga, is found in Brazil. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1862.[1][2]

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of Baniana Walker, 1858.[3]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (August 27, 2019). "Gammace Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Gammace Walker, 1862". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Gammace​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 13, 2020.