Diplothecta

Diplothecta is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Diplothecta loxomita, occurs in Queensland, Australia.[1] Both the genus and species were first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner, the genus in 1920 and the species 12 years earlier in 1908.[2][3][4]

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

Turner, 1920
Species:
D. loxomita
Binomial name
Diplothecta loxomita
Turner, 1908
Synonyms
  • Corgatha loxomita
  • Diplothecta digonia

References
  1. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 October 2011). "Diplothecta loxomita (Turner, 1908)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Diplothecta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. Savela, Markku (10 December 2008). "Diplothecta Turner, 1920". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Diplothecta Turner, 1920". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 23 September 2020.


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