Asplenia melanodonta

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Asplenia melanodonta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Tribe: Armadini
Genus: Asplenia
Hampson, 1916
Species:
A. melanodonta
Binomial name
Asplenia melanodonta
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • AspleniaHampson, 1926

Asplenia melanodonta is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Asplenia of the family Noctuidae. The species is found in Africa. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1916 and the species in 1896. [1] [2]

The subspecies Asplenia melanodonta chloridina is sometimes recognized as a species of this genus. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (October 10, 2004). "Asplenia Hampson, 1916". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  2. 1 2 De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Asplenia melanodonta (Hampson, 1896)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  3. "Asplenia". GBIF, Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2021-11-19.