Schizura is a genus of prominent moths in the family Notodontidae. There are about eight described species in Schizura.[1][2]
| Schizura | |
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| Schizura badia, Maine | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Heterocampinae |
| Genus: | Schizura Doubleday, 1841 |
Some species in this genus have been transferred to the genera Coelodasys and Oedemasia as a result of research published in 2021.[3]
Species
editThese eight species belong to the genus Schizura:
- Schizura badia (Packard, 1864) (chestnut schizura)
- Schizura biedermani Barnes & McDunnough, 1911
- Schizura ipomaeae Doubleday, 1841 (morning-glory prominent)
- Schizura madara Schaus, 1939
- Schizura manca Schaus, 1912
- Schizura matheri Miller & Franclemont, 2021
- Schizura obligata (Dyar, 1919)
- Schizura pelialis Schaus, 1937
References
edit- ^ "Schizura Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "Schizura genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ Miller, James S.; Wagner, David L.; Opler, Paul A.; Lafontaine, J. Donald (2021). The Moths of North America, Fascicle 22.1B, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion). Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN 978-0979663352.
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