Gracilopsis

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

Gracilopsis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Gracilopsis guianensis, is found in Guyana. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1926. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (August 23, 2019). "Gracilopsis Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Gracilopsis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Gracilopsis Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved June 15, 2020.