Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae Scientific name Lerina Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Superfamily Noctuoidea Species L. incarnata Higher classification Erebidae | |
Similar Butterflies and moths, Insect, Erebidae, Arctiinae | ||
Lerina is a genus of arctiine tussock moths in the Erebidae family. The genus contains only one species, Lerina incarnata, the crimson-bodied lichen moth, which is found in Mexico and southern Arizona.
The wings are metallic bluish green. The head, thorax and abdomen are thickly clothed with crimson hairs, the thorax with a black dorsal stripe. The palpi, proboscis, antennae and legs are black.
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