Striaptera

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Striaptera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Striaptera
Hampson, 1926
Species:
S. cinnamomeus
Binomial name
Striaptera cinnamomeus
Synonyms
  • Camptochilus cinnamomeusBethune-Baker, 1908

Striaptera is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Striaptera cinnamomeus, was first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908. It is found in New Guinea. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Striaptera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (August 24, 2019). "Striaptera Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Striaptera Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved June 29, 2020.