Gespanna

Gespanna
Gespanna confirmata from Trusmadi hill dipterocarp forest in Borneo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Genus: Gespanna
Swinhoe, 1900

Gespanna is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1900.[1][2] It occurs in Southeast Asia.[2][3]

Species

There are two recognized species:[2][3]

  • Gespanna amelieae Zilli, 2020[3] – Sulawesi
  • Gespanna confirmata (Walker, 1859) – Sundaland

The Global Lepidoptera Index lists Gespanna pectoralis (Walker, 1864) as the sole species of the genus,[1] whereas Savela's list[2] and Zilli (2020)[3] treat it as a junior synonym of Gespanna confirmata (Walker, 1859).

References

  1. ^ a b "Gespanna Swinhoe, 1900". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.26.009. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d Savela, Markku. "Gespanna Swinhoe, 1900". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d Zilli, Alberto (2020). "A remarkable vicariant of Gespanna confirmata (= pectoralis) from Sulawesi (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 52 (1): 23–27.


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