Phycoma

Phycoma
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Phycoma
Hübner, [1823]
Species:
P. marcellina
Binomial name
Phycoma marcellina
(Stoll, [1780])
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Noctua) marcellina Stoll, [1780]
  • Phycoma retardens Walker, 1858

Phycoma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Its only species, Phycoma marcellina, was first described by Stoll in 1780. It is found in Suriname.