Cimitra is a genus of moths belonging to the family of Tineidae.[1] Most species of this genus are found in Africa but Cimitra sechusella Walker, 1864 is found in Southeast Asia.[2]
Species
Species of this genus are:[3]
- Cimitra efformata (Gozmány, 1965)
- Cimitra estimata (Gozmány, 1965)
- Cimitra fetialis (Meyrick, 1917)
- Cimitra horridella (Walker, 1863)
- Cimitra platyloxa (Meyrick, 1930)
- Cimitra spinignatha (Gozmány, 1968)
- Cimitra sechusella Walker, 1864
- Cimitra texturata (Gozmány, 1967)
References
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
- ^ Pathania, Rose & Sood, 2006. Taxonomic Studies on a Species of the Genus Cimitra Walker (Hapsiferinae: Tineidae: Lepidoptera) from India. Zoos' Print Journal 21(6):2277-2278
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. "Cimitra". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 3 June 2024.