Bleptiphora
Appearance
Bleptiphora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Hypeninae |
Genus: | Bleptiphora Schaus, 1916 |
species | |
B. laurentia |
Bleptiphora is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Bleptiphora laurentia, is known from French Guiana. Both the genus and the species were first described by William Schaus in 1916.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku (February 17, 2012). "Bleptiphora Schaus, 1916". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Bleptiphora laurantia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 17, 2020. Note: This source appears to misspell the specific name. The spelling is confirmed by the link to the original description below.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Bleptiphora Schaus, 1916". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Original description: Proceedings of the United States National Museum: 272.