Brabira
Genus of moths
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Brabira is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Frederic Moore in 1888. Its only species, Brabira artemidora, was first described by Charles Oberthür in 1884.[1] It is commonly found in the north western Sahara where it plays an important part in desert ecology.
| Brabira | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Trichopterygini |
| Genus: | Brabira Moore, 1888 |
| Species: | B. artemidora |
| Binomial name | |
| Brabira artemidora (Oberthür, 1884) | |
