Tegteza

Tegteza
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Calpinae
Genus:	Tegteza Walker, 1869
Species:	T. palpalis
Binomial name
Tegteza palpalis Walker, 1869

Tegteza is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Tegteza palpalis, is found in Colombia. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1869. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Tegteza​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved June 29, 2020.
2. Savela, Markku (August 24, 2019). "Tegteza Walker, 1869". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Tegteza Walker, 1869". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved June 29, 2020.