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Hiera
Hiera is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains the single species Hiera gyge, which is found in Panama. Both the genus and species were first described by Herbert Druce in 1885.
2 branches of this genus, most-observed first
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.303
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.351
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.636
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.522
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.353
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.354
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.235
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.352
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.420
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.334
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.428
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.549
In the stacks
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Every page naming Hiera in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 247490.