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Letaba

Dyar, 1912
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L. noa
Binomial name
Letaba noa
Dyar, 1912

Letaba is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Letaba noa, is found in Mexico. Both the genus and species were first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1912. [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). "Letaba". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (September 7, 2019). "Letaba Dyar, 1912". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Letaba Dyar, 1912". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved November 28, 2020.