Hamilcara is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae. Its only species, Hamilcara atra, is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona. The genus and species were first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1910.[1][2][3]
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| Genus: | Hamilcara Barnes & McDunnough, 1910
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| Species: | H. atra
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Former species
edit- Hamilcara gilensis Barnes & McDunnough, 1910, now Psychonoctua gilensis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)
- Hamilcara ramosa (Schaus, 1892), now Aramos ramosa (Schaus, 1892)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Hamilcara.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Hamilcara Barnes & McDunnough, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hamilcara". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
- ^ "640001.00 – 2698 – Hamilcara atra – Barnes & McDunnough, 1910". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 15, 2019.