Gracilopsis

Gracilopsis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Gracilopsis guianensis, is found in Guyana. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1926.[1][2][3]

Gracilopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Calpinae
Genus:
Gracilopsis

Hampson, 1926
Species:
G. guianensis
Binomial name
Gracilopsis guianensis
Hampson, 1926

References
  1. Savela, Markku (August 23, 2019). "Gracilopsis Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Gracilopsis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Gracilopsis Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 15, 2020.


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