Palpidia

Palpidia
Palpidia melanotricha
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Scolecocampinae
Genus:	Palpidia Dyar, 1898
Synonyms
Echinocampa Franclemont, 1949

Palpidia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1898.[1][2][3]

Taxonomy

The genus was previously classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.

Species

• Palpidia cocophaga (Franclemont, 1949) Cuba
• Palpidia melanotricha Hampson, 1907 Jamaica
• Palpidia pallidior Dyar, 1898 Florida

References

1. Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Palpidia Dyar, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
2. 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.
3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Palpidia Dyar, 1898". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 19, 2020.