Selenoperas
| Selenoperas | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae (?) |
| Subfamily: | Catocalinae |
| Genus: | Hampson, 1926 |
| Species: | S. caustiplaga |
| Binomial name | |
| Selenoperas caustiplaga (Hampson, 1896) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Selenoperas is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae.[1] Its only species, Selenoperas caustiplaga, is found in Bhutan.[2] Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1926 and the species in 1896.
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Selenoperas". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Selenoperas Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 24, 2020.