Baniopis

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Baniopis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Baniopis
Hampson, 1926
Species:
B. pulverea
Binomial name
Baniopis pulverea
Hampson, 1926

Baniopis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Baniopis pulverea, is found in Ghana. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1926. [1] [2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Baniopis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Baniopis Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved May 27, 2020.