Lophocerynea

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Lophocerynea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Genus: Lophocerynea
Hampson, 1918
Species:
L. punctata
Binomial name
Lophocerynea punctata
Synonyms
  • Phanaspa punctataBethune-Baker, 1906

Lophocerynea is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1918. Its only species, Lophocerynea punctata, was first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1906. It is found in New Guinea. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lophocerynea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (August 27, 2019). "Lophocerynea Hampson, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Lophocerynea Hampson, 1918". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw . Retrieved October 7, 2020.