Luma (moth)

Luma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Luma

Walker, 1863[1]
Type species
Luma anticalis
Walker, 1863[2]
Synonyms
  • Loxocorys Meyrick, 1894
  • Pelena Moore, 1886
  • Pelina Hampson, 1897
  • Petena Neave, 1940

Luma is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was first discovered by Francis Walker in 1863.

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Luma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. ^ Luma at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum