Sosxetra

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Sosxetra
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Scientific classification
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Sosxetra

Walker, 1862
Species:
S. grata
Binomial name
Sosxetra grata
Walker, 1862
Synonyms

Generic

  • ChaetolomaFelder, [1874]

Specific

  • Sosxetra actinobolaFelder, 1875
  • Sosxetra agathaMöschler, 1880

Sosxetra is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. [1] Its only species, Sosxetra grata, is found in Latin America. [2] [3] Both the genus and the species were described by Francis Walker in 1862.

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Sosxetra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Sosxetra grata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Sosxetra Walker, 1862". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw . Retrieved December 24, 2019.