Palpidia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1898.[1][2][3]
| Palpidia | |
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| Palpidia melanotricha | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Scolecocampinae |
| Genus: | Palpidia Dyar, 1898 |
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Taxonomy
editThe genus was previously classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.
Species
edit- Palpidia cocophaga (Franclemont, 1949) Cuba
- Palpidia melanotricha Hampson, 1907 Jamaica
- Palpidia pallidior Dyar, 1898 Florida
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Palpidia Dyar, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Palpidia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Palpidia Dyar, 1898". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 19, 2020.