Shiraia tripartita

Shiraia tripartita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Acontiinae
Genus:	Shiraia ; Sugi in Inoue, Sugi, Kuroko, Moriuti & Kawabe, 1982
Species:	S. tripartita
Binomial name
	Shiraia tripartita; (Leech, 1900)

Last updated August 19, 2025

Shiraia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Shigero Sugi in 1982. Its only species, Shiraia tripartita, was first described by John Henry Leech in 1900. It is found in western China.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Savela, Markku (August 28, 2019). "Shiraia Sugi in Inoue, Sugi, Kuroko, Moriuti & Kawabe, 1982". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Shiraia Sugi, 1982". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved October 11, 2020.

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[1] Savela, Markku (August 28, 2019). "Shiraia Sugi in Inoue, Sugi, Kuroko, Moriuti & Kawabe, 1982". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 11, 2020.

[2] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Shiraia Sugi, 1982". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved October 11, 2020.

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