Fota (moth)

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Fota
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Stiriinae
Genus: Fota
Grote, 1882

Fota is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1882. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Fota". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 11, 2019). "Fota Grote, 1882". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Fota Grote, 1882". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved December 23, 2020.