Elcysma

Elcysma is a genus of moths of the family Zygaenidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.

Elcysma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Subfamily: Chalcosiinae
Genus: Elcysma
Butler, 1881

Selected species

  • Elcysma delavayi Oberthür, 1891
  • Elcysma dohertyi (Elwes, 1890)
  • Elcysma westwoodi (Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1863) white-tailed zygaenid
  • Elcysma ziroensis (Chada, Gogoi & Young, 2017) Apatani glory

References

  • Koshioa, C., Murajia, M., Tatsutab, H. & Kudoa, S.-I. (2007). "Sexual selection in a moth: effect of symmetry on male mating success in the wild". Behavioral Ecology. 18 (3): 571-578. doi:10.1093/beheco/arm017


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