Lymire

Lymire
Lymire edwardsii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Subtribe:	Ctenuchina
Genus:	Lymire Walker, 1854[1]
Synonyms
Mallostethus Butler, 1876

Lymire is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.[2]

Species

• Lymire albipennis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1866)
• Lymire albipedalis Gaede, 1926
• Lymire candida Forbes, 1917
• Lymire edwardsii (Grote, 1881) – Edwards' wasp moth
• Lymire fulvicollis Dognin, 1914
• Lymire lacina Schaus, 1924
• Lymire melanocephala Walker, 1854
• Lymire metamelas (Walker, 1854)
• Lymire methyalea Dognin, 1916
• Lymire nitens (Rothschild, 1912)
• Lymire senescens Forbes, 1917
• Lymire strigivenia H. Druce, 1898
• Lymire vedada Schaus, 1938

References

1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Lymire Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Lymire Walker, 1854". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 15, 2020.