Gracillina is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Gracillina prosthenia, is found in Singapore. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Hampson in 1924.[1][2][3]

Gracillina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Gracillina
Hampson, 1924
Species:
G. prosthenia
Binomial name
Gracillina prosthenia
Hampson, 1924

References

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  1. Savela, Markku (June 15, 2019). "Gracillina Hampson, 1924". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Gracillina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Gracillina Hampson, 1924". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 24, 2020.