Brachyherca

Short description: Genus of moths

Brachyherca

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Animalia

Phylum:  |

Arthropoda

Class:  |

Insecta

Order:  |

Lepidoptera

Family:  |

Erebidae

Subfamily:  |

Calpinae

Genus:  |

Brachyherca

Hampson, 1926

Species:  |

B. saphobasis

Binomial name
Brachyherca saphobasis

Hampson, 1926

Brachyherca is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Brachyherca saphobasis, is found in Cameroon and Gabon. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Hampson in 1926.[1][2][3]

## References

1. ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Brachyherca saphobasis Hampson, 1926". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/BRACSAPH. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Brachyherca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=283023.
3. ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Brachyherca Hampson, 1926". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=4206.0. Retrieved May 28, 2020.

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