Elecussa

Elecussa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus:
Schaus, 1912
Species:
E. displosa
Binomial name
Elecussa displosa
Schaus, 1912

Elecussa is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Elecussa displosa, is found in Costa Rica. Both the genus and the species were first described by William Schaus in 1912.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Elecussa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Elecussa Schaus, 1912". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 9, 2020.


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