Lanitra

Lanitra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Lymantriinae
Tribe:	Lymantriini
Genus:	Lanitra; Griveaud, 1976
Species:	L. hexamitobalia
Binomial name
	Lanitra hexamitobalia; (Collenette, 1936)
Synonyms
	Dasychira hexamitobalia Collenette, 1936;

Lanitra is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Paul Griveaud in 1976.^[1] Its only species, Lanitra hexamitobalia, was first described by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1936. It is found on Madagascar.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ Savela, Markku (May 14, 2011). "Lanitra Griveaud, 1976". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
^ Savela, Markku (May 14, 2011). "Lanitra hexamitoballia (Collenette, 1936)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 1, 2020. Note: This source appears to misspell the specific name.
^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lanitra hexamitobalia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Lanitra Griveaud, 1976". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved April 1, 2020.

External links

Original description: Novitates Zoologicae: 163–164.

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[1] Savela, Markku (May 14, 2011). "Lanitra Griveaud, 1976". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 1, 2020.

[2] Savela, Markku (May 14, 2011). "Lanitra hexamitoballia (Collenette, 1936)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 1, 2020. Note: This source appears to misspell the specific name.

[3] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lanitra hexamitobalia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 1, 2020.

[4] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Lanitra Griveaud, 1976". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved April 1, 2020.

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