Gazalina is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1865.[1]

Gazalina
Gazalina chrysolopha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Thaumetopoeinae
Genus: Gazalina
Walker, 1865
Type species
Gazalina venosata
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Oligoclona Felder, 1874
  • Ansonia Kiriakoff, 1967 (preocc.)

In Nepal, Gazalina moths are suspected to be involved in the etiology of the enigmatic eye disease seasonal hyperacute panuveitis.[2][3]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Gazalina Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Bolakhe, Saugat (2023). "Are these moths blinding children? Nepalese researchers seek answers". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03414-7. PMID 37923949. S2CID 265012955.
  3. ^ Upadhyay, Madan Prasad; Kharel Sitaula, Ranju; Manandhar, Anu; Gower, Emily W.; Karki, Pratap; Gurung, Haramaya; Maharjan, Indraman; Reuben, Sameul; Karmacharya, Biraj Man; Joshi, Sagun Narayan (2021). "The Risk Factors of Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis". Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 28 (3): 250–257. doi:10.1080/09286586.2020.1820533. PMID 32981405. S2CID 222167311.