Pimprana

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Pimprana
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Pimprana atkinsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Pimprana

Moore, 1879
Species:
P. atkinsoni
Binomial name
Pimprana atkinsoni
Moore, 1879

Pimprana is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Pimprana atkinsoni, is found in Darjeeling, India. Both the genus and species were first described by Frederic Moore in 1879. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pimprana​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 1, 2020). "Pimprana Moore, 1879". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  3. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pimprana Moore, 1879". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved December 3, 2020.


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