Apsaranycta

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Apsaranycta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acronictinae
Genus: Apsaranycta
Hampson, 1914
Species:
A. bryophilina
Binomial name
Apsaranycta bryophilina
Hampson, 1914

Apsaranycta is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Apsaranycta bryophilina, is found in Mumbai, India. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1914. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Apsaranycta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (May 31, 2019). "Apsaranycta Hampson, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Apsaranycta Hampson, 1914". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved October 22, 2020.