Selenoperas

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Selenoperas
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Selenoperas

Hampson, 1926
Species:
S. caustiplaga
Binomial name
Selenoperas caustiplaga
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Capnodes caustiplagaHampson, 1896
  • Oruza fulviplagaWarren, 1913

Selenoperas is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. [1] Its only species, Selenoperas caustiplaga, is found in Bhutan. [2] Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1926 and the species in 1896.

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Selenoperas". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Selenoperas Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved January 24, 2020.