Zeuxinia

Zeuxinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Hypeninae
Genus:
Zeuxinia

Legrand, 1966
Species:
Z. aeschrina
Binomial name
Zeuxinia aeschrina
Legrand, 1966

Zeuxinia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Zeuxinia aeschrina, is found on Aldabra, a coral atoll in the Seychelles. Both the genus and the species were first described by Henry Legrand in 1966.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (March 4, 2012). "Zeuxinia Legrand, 1966". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Zeuxinia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Zeuxinia Legrand, 1966". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 20, 2020.