Vohitra is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Paul Griveaud in 1976. Its only species, Vohitra melissograpta, was first described by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1936. It is known from Madagascar.[1][2][3]
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Genus: | Vohitra Griveaud, 1976
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Species: | V. melissograpta
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Vohitra melissograpta (Collenette, 1936)
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (May 14, 2011). "Vohitra Griveaud, 1976". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Vohitra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Vohitra Griveaud, 1976". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 27, 2020.