Nezula is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Nezula grisea, is found in French Guiana,[1] Venezuela, Suriname, Panama, Upper Amazonas and Ecuador. Both the genus and species were first described by William Schaus in 1896.[2]
| Nezula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Nezula Schaus, 1896 |
| Species: | N. grisea
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| Binomial name | |
| Nezula grisea Schaus, 1896
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References
edit- ^ Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Nezula grisea Schaus, 1896". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Nezula Schaus, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.