Thambeta

Thambeta is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae. Its only species, Thambeta haigi, is found in Nigeria. Both the genus and the species were first described by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1953.[1][2][3][4]

Thambeta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Lymantriinae
Tribe:
Lymantriini
Genus:
Thambeta

Collenette, 1953
Species:
T. haigi
Binomial name
Thambeta haigi
Collenette, 1953

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Thambeta Collenette, 1953". Afromoths. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (May 14, 2011). "Thambeta Collenette, 1953". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Thambeta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Thambeta Collenette, 1953". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 6, 2020.


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