Birnara is a monotypic tussock moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. Its only species, Birnara bicolor, was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Sundaland in Southeast Asia.[1][2][3][4]

Birnara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Birnara
Butler, 1879
Species:
B. bicolor
Binomial name
Birnara bicolor
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Pantana bicolor Walker, 1855
  • Etobema lineosa Walker, 1865
  • Birnara nubila Butler, 1879
  • Pantana semilucida Swinhoe, 1903

References

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  1. ^ "Birnara". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (29 May 2011). "Birnara Butler, 1879". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Birnara​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Birnara Butler, 1879". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 17 May 2020.