Abnormipterus
Abnormipterus is a monotypic moth genus in the erebid subfamily Arctiinae described by Orfila in 1935.[1] Its single species, Abnormipterus abnormis, was first described by George Hampson in 1898.[1] It is found in the lower Amazon River basin.[2]
| Abnormipterus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Abnormipterus Orfila, 1935 |
| Species: | A. abnormis |
| Binomial name | |
| Abnormipterus abnormis (Hampson, 1898) | |
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Abnormipterus abnormis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- Savela, Markku. "Abnormipterus Orfila, 1935". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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