| Penthophera lutea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Penthophera |
| Species: | P. lutea |
| Binomial name | |
| Penthophera lutea (Boisduval, 1847) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Penthophera lutea is an owlet moth species. It was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847. [1] It is found in South Africa. [2]
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P. lutea may refer to:
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