Teia is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1]
| Teia | |
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| Teia anartoides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Orgyiini |
| Genus: | Teia Walker, 1855 |
Some authors have treated this name as a synonym of Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1810(e.g.[2]), but molecular analyses suggest that it is a distinct lineage.[1]
Species edit
- Teia anartoides Walker, 1855 (type species)
- Teia athlophora (Turner, 1921)
- Teia parallela (Gaede, 1932)
- Teia sarramea (Holloway, 1979)
References edit
- ^ a b Wang, H. et al. (2015). "Molecular phylogeny of Lymantriinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Erebidae) inferred from eight gene regions". Cladistics. 31 (6): 579-592 doi:10.1111/cla.12108
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 23, 2020). "Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1810". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
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