Scotostena

Scotostena
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Acontiinae
Genus:	Scotostena Hampson, 1910
Species:	S. lugens
Binomial name
Scotostena lugens Hampson, 1910

Scotostena is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Scotostena lugens, is found in New Guinea. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1910. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Scotostena​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 10, 2020.
2. Savela, Markku (August 28, 2019). "Scotostena Hampson, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Scotostena Hampson, 1910". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved October 10, 2020.