| Schizura | |
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| Schizura badia, Maine | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Heterocampinae |
| Genus: | Schizura Doubleday, 1841 |
Schizura is a genus of prominent moths in the family Notodontidae. There are about eight described species in Schizura.
Some species in this genus have been transferred to the genera Coelodasys and Oedemasia as a result of research published in 2021.
Species
These eight species belong to the genus Schizura:
- Schizura badia (Packard, 1864) (chestnut schizura)
- Schizura biedermani Barnes & McDunnough, 1911
- Schizura ipomaeae Doubleday, 1841 (morning-glory prominent)
- Schizura madara Schaus, 1939
- Schizura manca Schaus, 1912
- Schizura matheri Miller & Franclemont, 2021
- Schizura obligata (Dyar, 1919)
- Schizura pelialis Schaus, 1937
References
- "Schizura Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- "Schizura genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- Miller, James S.; Wagner, David L.; Opler, Paul A.; Lafontaine, J. Donald (2021). The Moths of North America, Fascicle 22.1B, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion). Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN 978-0979663352.
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| Schizura | |
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