Narthecophora

Narthecophora is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Narthecophora pulverea, is found in the Sonoran Desert areas of the US state of Arizona and Mexican state of Sonora. Both the genus and species were first described by John Bernhardt Smith in 1900.[1][2][3]

Narthecophora
Narthecophora pulverea, Arizona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Stiriini
Genus: Narthecophora
J. B. Smith, 1900
Species:
N. pulverea
Binomial name
Narthecophora pulverea
Smith, 1900

The caterpillar of Narthecophora pulverea is unknown.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Narthecophora​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 29, 2019). "Narthecophora Smith, 1900". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Narthecophora Smith, 1900". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 24, 2020.


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