Paelia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Alucitidae described by Francis Walker in 1866. Its single species, Paelia lunuligera, described by the same author in the same year, is found in Brazil and Guyana.[1]
| Paelia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Paelia Walker, 1866
|
| Species: | P. lunuligera
|
| Binomial name | |
| Paelia lunuligera Walker, 1866
| |
References
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paelia lunuligera.
Wikispecies has information related to Paelia.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Paelia lunuligera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.