Periopta

Periopta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Agaristinae
Genus:	Periopta ; Turner, 1920

Last updated December 03, 2020

Periopta is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was described by Turner in 1920.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Species

Periopta ardescens Butler, 1884
Periopta diversa Walker, [1865]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Periopta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved December 2, 2020.
↑ Savela, Markku (September 9, 2019). "Periopta Turner, 1920". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Periopta Turner, 1920". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved December 2, 2020.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Periopta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved December 2, 2020.

[2] Savela, Markku (September 9, 2019). "Periopta Turner, 1920". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 2, 2020.

[3] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Periopta Turner, 1920". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved December 2, 2020.

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