Lygephila

Billberg, 1820

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A of in the Erebidae, Toxocampinae, erected by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820. in this genus are distributed across the Palearctic region, with particular diversity in northern and eastern Asia. Several within the genus have been subject to recent taxonomic revision due to morphological similarities that obscure species boundaries.

Lygephila species (victoria^). Erebidae. - Flickr - gailhampshire by gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.Lygephila victoria -68917, det. Hanly, North Rim Grand Canyon, Arizona, 10 August 1940, Louis Schellbach III 1 (49552468188) by Robb Hannawacker. Used under a Public domain license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Lygephila: /lɪˈɡɛfɪlə/

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Distribution

Recorded from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden; broader Palearctic distribution expected based on -level records.

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