Phlyctaina
Möschler, 1890
Phlyctaina is a of litter in the Erebidae, established by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. It contains a single , Phlyctaina irrigualis, which occurs in North America. The genus belongs to the Herminiinae, a group commonly known as litter moths due to their association with decomposing material. The Hodges number for the sole species is 8392.
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Distribution
North America (based on the range of its only , Phlyctaina irrigualis)
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Taxonomic Status
Phlyctaina is a ; all known specimens belong to the single Phlyctaina irrigualis. The genus was described simultaneously with its species in 1890.