Seydelia

Seydelia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from the Afrotropics. The genus was described by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1952.

Seydelia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Seydelia
Kiriakoff, 1952
Type species
Seydelia celsicola
Toulgoët, 1976

Species

Former species

  • Seydelia kostlani (Gaede, 1923)
  • Seydelia melaena (Hampson, 1901)
  • Seydelia melaenoides (Rothschild, 1935)

References

  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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