Sophta

Sophta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Tribe:	Aventiini
Genus:	Sophta Walker, [1863]

Sophta is a genus of moths of the subfamily Boletobiinae of the family Erebidae. This genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1863. ^[1]

Taxonomy

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Acontiinae within Noctuidae.

Species

• Sophta adusta Wileman & West, 1929
• Sophta concavata Walker, [1863]
• Sophta hapalopis Turner, 1925
• Sophta poecilota Turner, 1908
• Sophta ruficeps Walker, 1864

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Sophta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved November 19, 2019.

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
• Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Laspeyria Germar, 1810". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2019. Note: This source lists Sophta as a synonym of Laspeyria .