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

  1. 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.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Abnormipterus Orfila, 1935". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 1, 2019.


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