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Genus Swammerdamia

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Yponomeutoidea (Ermine Moths and kin)
Family Yponomeutidae (Ermine Moths)
Subfamily Yponomeutinae
Genus Swammerdamia

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Swammerdamia Hübner, [1825]
Macrophania Myerick, 1932

Explanation of Names

Named in honor of Dutch biologist Jan Swammerdamm (1637–1680), for his groundbreaking work on the life of insects. (1)

Print References

Hübner, J. [1825] Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. 425

Works Cited

1.An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names.
Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.
Contributed by tom murray on 10 August, 2009 - 10:58am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 8 July, 2014 - 11:38am

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