Pericyma

Pericyma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Pericymini
Genus: Pericyma
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Synonyms
  • Alamis Guenée, 1852
  • Dugaria Walker, [1858]
  • Moepa Walker, 1865
  • Ozopteryx Saalmüller, 1891

Pericyma is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Pericyma Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 14, 2019. Note: This source appears to misspell the name of the synonym Ozopteryx as "Ozoperyx".
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Pericyma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pericyma Herrich-Schäffer, 1851". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 9, 2020.