The Pirgula is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Tessmann in 1921.[1][2][3]
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| Pirgula atrinotata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Lymantriini |
| Genus: | Pirgula Tessmann, 1921 |
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Species
editSome species are:
- Pirgula atrinotata (Butler, 1897) Tanzania
- Pirgula delicata Griveaud, 1973 Madagascar
- Pirgula delosema Collenette, 1953 Rhodesia
- Pirgula gracillima (Holland, 1893)
- Pirgula jordani (Hering, 1926) Madagascar
- Pirgula melanoma Collenette, 1936 Madagascar
- Pirgula monopunctata Griveaud, 1973 Madagascar
- Pirgula octoguttata (Tessmann, 1921) Cameroons
- Pirgula polylopha Collenette, 1959 Madagascar
- Pirgula polyopha Collenette, 1959
- Pirgula quinquepunctata (Wichgraf, 1921) Tanzania
- Pirgula sexpunctata Griveaud, 1973 Madagascar
- Pirgula stictogonia Collenette, 1936 Angola
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku (May 14, 2011). "Pirgula Tessmann, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pirgula". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pirgula Tessmann, 1921". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
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