Sophta
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Aventiini |
| Genus: | Walker, [1863] |
Sophta is a genus of moths of the subfamily Boletobiinae of the family Erebidae. This genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1863.[1]
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Acontiinae within Noctuidae.
Species
- Sophta adusta Wileman & West, 1929
- Sophta concavata Walker, [1863]
- Sophta hapalopis Turner, 1925
- Sophta poecilota Turner, 1908
- Sophta ruficeps Walker, 1864
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Sophta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
- Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Laspeyria Germar, 1810". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2019. Note: This source lists Sophta as a synonym of Laspeyria.