Mopothila

Mopothila
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Calpinae
Genus:	Mopothila Nye, 1975
Species:	M. ardalus
Binomial name
Mopothila ardalus (H. Druce, 1891)
Synonyms
LithopomaSchaus, 1916

Mopothila is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae described by Nye in 1975. Its only species, Mopothila ardalus, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1891. It is found in Panama. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. Savela, Markku (August 24, 2019). "Mopothila Nye, 1975". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Mopothila​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mopothila Nye, 1975". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved June 20, 2020.