Luceria is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] This genus is found in southern Asia, Australia, on several Pacific islands and a few species also in Africa.

Luceria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Hypenodinae
Genus: Luceria
Walker, 1859

Taxonomy

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The genus has previously been classified in subfamily Strepsimaninae of the family Noctuidae.

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Zahiri, Reza; et al. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x.
  • De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Luceria Walker, 1859". Afromoths. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  • Savela, Markku. "Luceria Walker, 1859". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Walker (1859). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 19: 853-854