Pelecia

Genus of moths

Pelecia

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Superfamily:  | Noctuoidea
Family:  | Erebidae
Subfamily:  | Calpinae
Genus:  | Pelecia
Hübner, 1821
Species:  |

P. retusalis

Binomial name
Pelecia retusalis

(Hübner, [1818])

Synonyms

* Idia retusalis Hübner, [1818]

Pelecia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Pelecia retusalis, is found in Brazil. Both the genus and species were first described by Jacob Hübner, the genus in 1821 and the species three years earlier in 1818.[1][2][3]

## References

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1. ^ Savela, Markku (August 24, 2019). "Pelecia Hübner, 1821". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Pelecia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pelecia Hübner, 1821". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

Taxon identifiers

Pelecia|

* Wikidata: Q7161253
* ButMoth: 22111.0
* EoL: 68972
* LepIndex: 287534

Pelecia retusalis|

* Wikidata: Q13519871
* EoL: 555945
* GBIF: 5109205
* IRMNG: 10321531
* LepIndex: 287535
* Open Tree of Life: 4249643

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