Moeschleria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Bombycidae
Subfamilia: Epiinae
Genus: Moeschleria
Species: M. hulstii

Name

Moeschleria Saalmüller, 1890

Type species: Moeschleria hulstii Möschler, 1890 by monotypy

Fletcher & Nye, 1982 in the Generic Names of the Moths of the World stated: Moeschleria was established in the Geometridae, but was transferred by Prout to the Bombycidae in the MNH collection. The transfer was published by Fletcher,1979, in Nye: Generic Names Moths World 3:132.

Synonyms

Möschleria Saalmüller, 1890. (As stated in Fletcher & Nye: an incorrect original spelling under Article 32(c)(i) of the Code. The umlaut must be deleted and an ‘e’ inserted).

References

• Möschler H.B., 1890. Die Lepidopteren-Fauna der Insel Portorico. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 16: 70–360, 1 plate. BHL Reference page.  page 252