Fignya
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Limacodidae |
| Genus: | Fignya Solovyev & Witt, 2009[1] |
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Fignya is a small genus of moths in the family Limacodidae, first described in 2009.[1][2]
Description
[edit]Species in the genus Fignya are small; typical male wing-spans are in the range 14–18 mm (0.6–0.7 in). Both males and females have thread-like antennae. There is a large brown-bordered white spot on the forewing in the cubitus area. The shape of the male genitalia is diagnostic between species.[2]
Species
[edit]As of 2024[update], six species were accepted, all from China, Cambodia and Vietnam:[2]
- Fignya brachygnatha (Wu & Fang, 2008)
- Fignya melkaya Solovyev & Witt, 2009
- Fignya qiana Wu & Han, 2024
- Fignya ravalba Wu, Solovyev & Han, 2022
- Fignya samkosa Wu & Han, 2024
- Fignya trigonum Wu & Han, 2024
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Fignya Solovyev & Witt, 2009", Global Biodiversity Information Facility, retrieved 2025-10-31
- 1 2 3 Wu, Jun & Han, Huilin (2024), "A taxonomic review of the genus Fignya Solovyev & Witt, 2009 (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) with descriptions of three new species and one new combination", ZooKeys (1213): 225–235, Bibcode:2024ZooK.1213..225W, doi:10.3897/zookeys.1213.132318, PMC 11450461, PMID 39372279
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