Gabara (moth)
Genus of moths
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Gabara is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1866.[1]
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| Gabara distema | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Scolecocampinae |
| Genus: | Gabara Walker, 1866 |
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Taxonomy
The genus was previously classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae. The genus includes the following species:
- Gabara distema Grote, 1880
- Gabara gigantea J. B. Smith, 1905
- Gabara obscura Grote, 1883
- Gabara pulverosalis Walker, 1866
- Gabara stygialis J. B. Smith, 1903 (syn.: Gabara infumata Hampson, 1926)
- Gabara subnivosella Walker, 1866