Composia

Short description: Genus of moths

Composia

Composia credula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Superfamily:  | Noctuoidea
Family:  | Erebidae
Subfamily:  | Arctiinae
Subtribe:  | Pericopina
Genus:  | Composia
Hübner, 1820
Synonyms

* Cocastria Boisduval, 1870

Composia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820.[1]

## Species

* Composia credula Fabricius, 1775
* Composia fidelissima Herrich-Schäffer, 1866
* Composia utowana Bates, 1933

## References

1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Composia Hübner, [1820"]. https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/pericopinae/composia/. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

* Lafontaine, J. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 40: 1–239. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414

## External links

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* Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.

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