Syfanoidea

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Syfanoidea
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Syfanoidea

Bartel, 1903
Species:
S. schencki
Binomial name
Syfanoidea schencki
Bartel, 1903
Synonyms
  • Aegocera leighiJordan, 1906
  • Aegocera schenciHampson, 1920

Syfanoidea is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Syfanoidea schencki, is found in South Africa. [1] Both the genus and species were first described by Max Bartel in 1903. [2] [3] [4]

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References

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  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Syfanoidea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. Savela, Markku (September 22, 2019). "Syfanoidea Bartel, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Syfanoidea Bartel, 1903". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved December 17, 2020.