Viridemas is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Viridemas galena, is found in the US state of Arizona. Both the genus and species were first described by John Bernhardt Smith in 1908.[1][2][3]

Viridemas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Psaphidini
Genus: Viridemas
J. B. Smith, 1908
Species:
V. galena
Binomial name
Viridemas galena
J. B. Smith, 1908

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Viridemas​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (July 29, 2019). "Viridemas Smith, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Viridemas Smith, 1908". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 6, 2021.