Caffristis

Caffristis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Caffristis ferrogrisea, is found in South Africa. Both the genus and species was first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1906 and the species four years earlier in 1902.[1][2][3]

Caffristis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Caffristis

Hampson, 1906
Species:
C. ferrogrisea
Binomial name
Caffristis ferrogrisea
(Hampson, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Heliophobus ferrogrisea Hampson, 1902

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Caffristis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  2. Savela, Markku (September 24, 2019). "Caffristis Hampson, 1906". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Caffristis Hampson, 1906". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 24, 2021.


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