Conicophoria

Conicophoria is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Conicophoria formosana, is found in Taiwan. Both the genus and species were first described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1929.[1][2]

Conicophoria
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Conicophoria

Matsumura, 1929
Species:
C. formosana
Binomial name
Conicophoria formosana
Matsumura, 1929
Synonyms
  • Sesamia nigropunctata (Wileman, 1912)
  • Archanara nigropunctata Wileman, 1912

Taxonomy

Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms gives this name as a synonym of Sesamia Guenée, 1852.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Conicophoria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Conicophoria Matsumura, 1929". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  3. Savela, Markku (May 30, 2020). "Sesamia Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 25, 2020.


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