Palpidia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1898.[1][2][3]

Palpidia
Palpidia melanotricha
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Scolecocampinae
Genus: Palpidia
Dyar, 1898
Synonyms
  • Echinocampa Franclemont, 1949

Taxonomy

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The genus was previously classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Palpidia Dyar, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Palpidia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Palpidia Dyar, 1898". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 19, 2020.