Monosyntaxis bipunctata

Last updated

Monosyntaxis bipunctata
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Monosyntaxis
Species:
M. bipunctata
Binomial name
Monosyntaxis bipunctata
Synonyms
  • Chrysaeglia bipunctataBethune-Baker, 1904

Monosyntaxis bipunctata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found in New Guinea, where it is found in mountainous areas, particularly the Central Mountains. It is also found in Papua New Guinea.

The species is very similar to Monosyntaxis fojaensis . Females are easily distinguished by the different coloured hindwings, but males can be distinguished only by the difference in the antennae. [1]

Related Research Articles

<i>Heliozona dulla</i> Species of moth

Heliozona dulla is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arnold Pagenstecher in 1886. It is found on the Kai Islands and Papua New Guinea.

Semicalamidia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Rob de Vos in 2012. Its only species, Semicalamidia owgarra, was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908. It is found in Papua New Guinea where its habitat consists of mountainous areas.

Neosyntaxis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Rob de Vos in 2012. Its only species, Neosyntaxis warringtonella, was first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908. It is found in Papua New Guinea. The habitat consists of mountainous areas.

Lambula hypopolius is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1916. It is found along the coastline of northern New Guinea, from Papua New Guinea and Karkar Island to Batanta Island.

Lambulodes sericea is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Papua New Guinea and it is also found on Mount Goliath in Papua.

Darantasia cuprea is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1912. It is found in New Guinea.

Lambulodes albiterminalis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Max Gaede in 1926. It is found in New Guinea and Papua New Guinea. The species is probably restricted to mountainous areas.

Monosyntaxis persimilis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1912. It is found in New Guinea, where it is distributed in mountainous areas in the central part of the island, up to the Wandammen Mountains in the west. It is also found in Papua New Guinea.

Nishada impervia is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and on Seram. The habitat consists of lowland areas.

Monosyntaxis bimaculata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rob de Vos in 2009. It is found in New Guinea, where it has only been recorded from the Foja Mountains.

Nyctemera groenendaeli is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Rob de Vos in 1994. It is found in New Guinea.

Nyctemera evergista is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Stoll in 1781. It is found on the Moluccas, Seram, Buru and in New Guinea.

Nyctemera kebeae is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found on New Guinea.

Nyctemera mastrigti is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Rob de Vos in 1996. It is found in New Guinea and Papua New Guinea.

Spilarctia grandimacula is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Rob de Vos and Daawia Suhartawan in 2011. It is found in Papua and Papua New Guinea. It has been recorded from the Central Mountains in western Papua, east into Papua New Guinea.

Spilarctia mastrigti is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Rob de Vos and Daawia Suhartawan in 2011. It is found in Papua and Papua New Guinea.

Spilarctia transversa is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Rob de Vos and Daawia Suhartawan in 2011. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Papua, where it seems to be restricted to the Central Mountain Range.

Spilarctia nana is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Rob de Vos and Daawia Suhartawan in 2011. It is found in Papua and Papua New Guinea. The habitat consists of mountainous areas.

Tigrioides grisescens is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908. It is found in New Guinea, where it is found in Papua New Guinea and the Central Mountain Range in Papua.

Utetheisa ampatica is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Rob de Vos in 2007. It is found in Papua New Guinea, where it has been recorded from the Raja Ampat Islands of Salawati and Waigeo.

References

  1. De Vos, Rob. "Monosyntaxis fojaensis De Vos, 2014 | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved October 23, 2019.