Clethrogyna aurolimbata
Species of moth
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Clethrogyna aurolimbata is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1835.[1] It is found in the Pyrenees and on the Iberian Peninsula. The larvae feed on Genista species, including Genista purgans.[2] This species has commonly been placed in the genus Orgyia but molecular analyses support the genus Clethrogyna as a separate lineage.[3]
| Clethrogyna aurolimbata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Clethrogyna |
| Species: | C. aurolimbata |
| Binomial name | |
| Clethrogyna aurolimbata (Guenée, 1835) | |
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