Crimson-bodied Lichen Moth

Lerina incarnata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae

Lerina is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Lerina incarnata, the crimson-bodied lichen moth, is found in Mexico and southern Arizona. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1854.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 99United States of America · 2

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Alejandro Gómez Maya, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionLerina incarnata, Wikipedia contributors

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