Allotalanta oporista

Last updated

Allotalanta oporista
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Allotalanta
Species:
A. oporista
Binomial name
Allotalanta oporista
Meyrick, 1926

Allotalanta oporista is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in New Ireland. [1]

Related Research Articles

Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet was an English entomologist.

Eupterotidae Family of moths

Eupterotidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera with more than 300 described species.

Urodidae Small family of moths

Urodidae or "false burnet moths" is a family of moths in the lepidopteran order. It is the type genus in the superfamily, Urodoidea, with three genera, one of which, Wockia, occurs in Europe.

Agathiphaga is a genus of moths, known as kauri moths. It is the only living in the family Agathiphagidae. This caddisfly-like lineage of primitive moths was first reported by Lionel Jack Dumbleton in 1952, as a new genus of Micropterigidae.

Herbert Druce, FLS was an English entomologist. His collections were acquired by Frederick DuCane Godman (1834–1919), Osbert Salvin (1835–1898), and James John Joicey (1870–1932) before being bequeathed to the Natural History Museum, London. He is not to be confused with his son, the English entomologist Hamilton Herbert Druce, who also worked on Lepidoptera.

Sematurinae Subfamily of moths

Sematurinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Sematuridae represented by at least 29 species in the Neotropics.

George Talbot (entomologist) English entomologist (1882–1952)

George Talbot FES was an English entomologist who specialised in butterflies. He wrote about 150 scientific papers, the majority being primarily systematic, consisting of the description of new species or the revision of various genera. He was also responsible for the curation and preservation of the Joicey collection of Lepidoptera prior to its accession by the Natural History Museum.

Thyatirinae Hook-tip moth subfamily comprising the false owlets

The Thyatirinae, or false owlet moths, are a subfamily of the moth family Drepanidae with about 200 species described. Until recently, most classifications treated this group as a separate family called Thyatiridae.

Celonoptera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Celonoptera mirificaria, is found in south-eastern Europe. Both the genus and species were first described by Julius Lederer in 1862.

Allotalanta is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.

Allotalanta autophaea is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Turkey.

Allotalanta crocomitra is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Kanara, India.

Allotalanta deceptrix is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found in China (Liaoning).

Allotalanta globulosa is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in India (Assam) and Sri Lanka.

Allotalanta ochthotoma is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Cameroon.

Allotalanta spilothyris is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in India (Assam).

Allotalanta synclera is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in India (Kanara).

Allotalanta tephroclystis is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Cameroon.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Allotalanta oporista". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.