Hiera

Hiera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Tribe:	Arctiini
Subtribe:	Arctiina
Genus:	Hiera; H. Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1885
Species:	H. gyge
Binomial name
	Hiera gyge; H. Druce, 1885

Hiera is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains the single species Hiera gyge, which is found in Panama. Both the genus and species were first described by Herbert Druce in 1885.^[1]

Etymology

Hiera is Greek for a temple or sacred place.^[2]

^ Savela, Markku. "Hiera Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1885". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^ "hiera". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 9 April 2010.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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