Pseudephyra

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Pseudephyra
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Pseudephyra

Butler, 1886
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P. straminea
Binomial name
Pseudephyra straminea
Butler, 1886

Pseudephyra is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Is only species, Pseudephyra straminea, is found in Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886. [1] [2]

Butterflies and Moths of the World gives this name as a synonym of Corgatha Walker, 1859. [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). "Pseudephyra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (August 31, 2019). "Pseudephyra Butler, 1886". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pseudephyra Butler, 1886". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved September 28, 2020.