Adrepsa

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Adrepsa
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Adrepsa

Moore, 1879
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A. stilbioides
Binomial name
Adrepsa stilbioides
Moore, 1879

Adrepsa is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Frederic Moore in 1879.

There is only one species in this genus, Adrepsa stilbioidesMoore, 1879 that is found in India. [1]

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References

  1. Hewitson, William C. & Moore, Frederic (1879). Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. OCLC   9625544 via Internet Archive.