Lichenopteryx despecta

Despised monkey
	Adult (top), larva (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Lichenopteryx
Species:	L. despecta
Binomial name
	Lichenopteryx despecta; C. Felder & R. Felder, 1874

Last updated August 11, 2025

Lichenopteryx despecta, the despised monkey,^[1] is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by father and son entomologists Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1874.^[2] It is found in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and Zanzibar in Tanzania.^[3]

References

↑ "Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874". African Moths. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lichenopteryx despecta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 26, 2018.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874". Afromoths. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

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[1] "Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874". African Moths. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lichenopteryx despecta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 26, 2018.

[3] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874". Afromoths. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

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