Acharia (Limacodidae)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Limacodiformes

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Familia: Limacodidae
Subfamilia: Limacodinae
Genus: Acharia
Species: A. apicalis – A. brunnus – A. stimulea

Name

Acharia Hübner, [1819]

Type species: Sphinx brunnus Cramer, 1777, Uitl. Kapellen (Papillons exot.) 2: 81, pl.147, fig.C.

References

• Hübner, [1819], Verz. bekannt. Schmett., (8): 124.
• Becker, V. O. & S. E. Miller, 1988, The identity of Sphinx brunnus Cramer and the taxonòmic position of Acharia Huebner (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae), Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 26(l-4): 219-224. (PDF)
• Acharia (index card) on The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
• Acharia on Butterflies & Moths of the World: Generic Names & their Type-species