Schistissa

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Schistissa
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Schistissa

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S. uniformis
Binomial name
Schistissa uniformis
Aurivillius, 1901

Schistissa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. [1] Its single species, Schistissa uniformis, is found in South Africa. Both the genus and species were described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1901. [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). "Schistissa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Schistissa uniformis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Schistissa uniformis Aurivillius, 1901". Afromoths. Retrieved October 18, 2018.