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Semicalamidia

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Semicalamidia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Semicalamidia
De Vos, 2012
Species:
S. owgarra
Binomial name
Semicalamidia owgarra
Synonyms
  • Ilema owgarra Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Calamidia castanea Rothschild, 1912

Semicalamidia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Rob de Vos in 2012. Its only species, Semicalamidia owgarra, was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908.[1] It is found in Papua New Guinea where its habitat consists of mountainous areas.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Semicalamidia de Vos, 2012". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  2. ^ De Vos, Rob. "Semicalamidia owgarra (Bethune-Baker, 1908) | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation.