Licnoptera

Licnoptera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Licnoptera crocodora, is found in New Guinea. Both the genus and species were described by Edward Meyrick in 1889.[1]

Licnoptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Licnoptera
Meyrick, 1889
Species:
L. crocodora
Binomial name
Licnoptera crocodora
Meyrick, 1889
Synonyms

Generic

  • Monotropia Kirby, 1892

Specific

  • Chrysallactis apiciplaga Rothschild, 1913
  • Licnoptera crocodera Kirby, 1893

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Licnoptera Meyrick, 1889". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 14, 2019.


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