Antitype (moth)
Antitype is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1821.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Cuculliinae |
| Genus: | Antitype Hübner, [1821] |
The scientific name is derived from the Greek antitupos (something that returns). Hübner probably referred to similarities with a genus which was described earlier, probably Polymixis.[4]
Species
- Antitype africana Berio, 1939
- Antitype armena (Eversmann, 1856)
- Antitype chi (Linnaeus, 1758) – grey chi
- Antitype chionodes Boursin, 1968
- Antitype jonis (Lederer, 1865)
- Antitype suda (Geyer, [1832])
Antitype kalchbergi is now known as Brachygalea kalchbergi (Staudinger, 1897).
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Antitype". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- Savela, Markku (April 20, 2020). "Antitype Hübner, [1821]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Antitype Hübner, 1821". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- "Chi-uil Antitype chi". De Vlinderstichting. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
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