Whalleyana is a genus of moths endemic to Madagascar. It contains two species whose biology remains unknown. The genus was originally classified within Thyrididae, later placed in its own family and subsequently assigned its own superfamily.[1]
The genus was named after British entomologist Paul E. S. Whalley. Genomic studies suggest a close relationship with Callidulidae and propose its placement in Calliduloidea.[2]
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- ↑ Heppner, John B. (2008). "Whalleyana". In Capinera, John L. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Vol. 4 (2nd ed.). Springer. p. 2889.
- ↑ Twort, Victoria G.; Minet, Joël; Wheat, Christopher W.; Wahlberg, Niklas (2021). "Museomics of a rare taxon: placing Whalleyanidae in the Lepidoptera Tree of Life". Systematic Entomology. 46 (4): 926–937. doi:10.1111/syen.12503.