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Kunusara

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Kunusara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Lymantriini
Genus: Kunusara
Nye, 1980
Species:
K. fontainei
Binomial name
Kunusara fontainei
(Collenette, 1960)
Synonyms

Generic

  • Sankurua Collenette, 1960

Specific

  • Sankurua fontainei Collenette, 1960

Kunusara is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae described by Nye in 1980. Its only species, Kunusara fontainei, was first described by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1960. It is found in the Congo Basin.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (May 14, 2011). "Kunusara Nye, 1980". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Kunusara Watson, Fletcher & Nye, 1980". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved March 24, 2020.