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Avittonia

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Avittonia
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Avittonia

Hampson, 1926
Species:
A. albidentata
Binomial name
Avittonia albidentata
Hampson, 1926
Synonyms

Generic

  • Cyrtandra Roepke, 1941

Specific

  • Avittonia borneensis Roepke, 1941

Avittonia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Avittonia albidentata, is known from Singapore. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Hampson in 1926.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Avittonia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Avittonia Hampson, 192". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 19, 2019.