Arpia

Arpia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Arpia janeira, is found in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo. Both the genus and species were first described by Schaus in 1896.[1][2][3]

Arpia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Arpia

Schaus, 1896
Species:
A. janeira
Binomial name
Arpia janeira
Schaus, 1896
Synonyms
  • Copidryas marginalis Rothschild, 1897

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Arpia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (June 6, 2019). "Arpia Schaus, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Arpia Schaus, 1896". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 18, 2020.


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