Lepypiranga

Lepypiranga
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Lepypiranga; Rego Barros, 1966
Species:	L. albiceps
Binomial name
	Lepypiranga albiceps; (Rothschild, 1933)
Synonyms
	Generic; Ypiranga Rego Barros, 1959 (preocc. Mello-Leitão, 1922); Specific; Halysidota albiceps Rothschild, 1933; Halysidota albinucha Rothschild, 1935; Ypiranga nigrorubra Rego Barros, 1959;

Lepypiranga is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae and subfamily Arctiinae described by Rego Barros in 1966. Its only species, Lepypiranga albiceps, was described by Walter Rothschild in 1933. It is found in Brazil.^[1]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Lepypiranga Rego Barros, 1966". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 18, 2019.

External links

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Lepypiranga Rego Barros, 1966". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 18, 2019.

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