Itmaharela

Itmaharela
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Hypeninae
Genus: Itmaharela
Nye, 1975 (repl.name)
Species:
I. basalis
Binomial name
Itmaharela basalis
(Moore, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Harmatelia basalis Moore, 1882

Itmaharela is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

This is a replacement name by Nye (1975) for the preoccupied genus Harmatelia (Moore). Lödl & Paumkirchner transferred this genus to Hypeninae in 2001.

At present, there is only one species in this genus: Itmaharela basalis Moore, 1882 that is known from India and Taiwan.