Acsala
Acsala is a monotypic lichen moth genus in the monotypic tribe Acsalina of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Acsala anomala, can be found in the US state of Alaska. Both the genus and species were first described by Foster H. Benjamin in 1935.[1][2]
| Acsala | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Acsalina |
| Genus: | Acsala Benjamin, 1935 |
| Species: | A. anomala |
| Binomial name | |
| Acsala anomala Benjamin, 1935 | |
References
- Benjamin, Foster H. (1935). "A New Genus and Species from Alaska (Lepid., Arctiidae, Nyctemerinae". The Canadian Entomologist. 67 (9): 195–197. doi:10.4039/Ent67195-9.
- Savela, Markku. "Acsala Benjamin, 1935". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
External links
- Lafontaine, J. Donald; Franclemont, John G. & Ferguson, Douglas C. (1982). "Classification and Life History of Acsala anomala (Arctiidae: Lithosiinae)" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 36 (3): 218–226.
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