Neoscaptia apicipuncta

Neoscaptia apicipuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Neoscaptia
Species:	N. apicipuncta
Binomial name
	Neoscaptia apicipuncta; Rothschild, 1912

Last updated April 27, 2019

Neoscaptia apicipuncta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1912. It is found in New Guinea.^[1]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Neoscaptia apicipuncta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2018.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Neoscaptia apicipuncta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2018.