Erna cara is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Erna of the family Erebidae. It is known from Cameroon. Both the genus and the species were first described by Strand in 1915.[1][2][3]

Erna cara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Hypeninae
Genus: Erna
Strand, 1915
Species:
E. cara
Binomial name
Erna cara
Strand, 1915

References

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  1. Savela, Markku (March 4, 2012). "Erna Strand, 1915". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Erna cara". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Erna Strand, 1915". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved February 20, 2020.