Antitype (moth)
| Antitype | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Antitype chi | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea | 
| Family: | Noctuidae | 
| Subfamily: | Cuculliinae | 
| Genus: | Hübner, [1821]  | 
Antitype is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1821.[1][2][3]
The scientific name is derived from the Greek antitupos (something that returns). Hübner probably referred to similarities with a genus which was described earlier, probably Polymixis.[4]
Species
- Antitype africana Berio, 1939
 - Antitype armena (Eversmann, 1856)
 - Antitype chi (Linnaeus, 1758) – grey chi
 - Antitype chionodes Boursin, 1968
 - Antitype jonis (Lederer, 1865)
 - Antitype suda (Geyer, [1832])
 
Antitype kalchbergi is now known as Brachygalea kalchbergi (Staudinger, 1897).
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Antitype". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
 - ^ Savela, Markku (April 20, 2020). "Antitype Hübner, [1821]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
 - ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Antitype Hübner, 1821". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
 - ^ "Chi-uil Antitype chi". De Vlinderstichting. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
 
 
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