Quentalia is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae first described by William Schaus in 1929. It has at times been placed in the family Apatelodidae, but recent research indicates the subfamily Epiinae, to which Quentalia belongs, is affiliated with Bombycidae.[2]

Quentalia
Quentalia sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bombycidae
Subfamily: Epiinae
Genus: Quentalia
Schaus, 1929[1]
Type species
Pamea vittata
Walker, 1855

Species

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Quentalia Schaus, 1929". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. ^ Hamilton, C.A., St Laurent, R.A., Dexter, K. et al. Phylogenomics resolves major relationships and reveals significant diversification rate shifts in the evolution of silk moths and relatives. BMC Evol Biol 19, 182 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1505-1