Vestura

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Vestura
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Vestura

C. Swinhoe, 1904
Species:
V. minereusalis
Binomial name
Vestura minereusalis
(Walker, [1859])
Synonyms
  • Egnasia minereusalisWalker, [1859]
  • Zethes albonotataSnellen, 1886

Vestura is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1904. Its only species, Vestura minereusalis, was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Borneo, Sumatra and Singapore. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 18, 2019). "Vestura Swinhoe, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Vestura". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Vestura Swinhoe, 1904". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved May 25, 2020.