Pseudospiris

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Pseudospiris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Genus: Pseudospiris
Butler, 1895
Species:
P. paidiformis
Binomial name
Pseudospiris paidiformis
Butler, 1895

Pseudospiris is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Pseudospiris paidiformis, is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Zaire. [1] Both the genus and species were first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1895. [2] [3] [4]

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Pseudospiris paidiformis Butler, 1895". Afromoths. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pseudospiris". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  3. Savela, Markku (September 22, 2019). "Pseudospiris Butler, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pseudospiris Butler, 1895". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved December 15, 2020.