Herpoperasa

Herpoperasa is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Herpoperasa apicata, was first described by Paul Dognin in 1912. It is found in Bolivia.[1][2][3]

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

Hampson, 1926
Species:
H. apicata
Binomial name
Herpoperasa apicata
(Dognin, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Ephyrodes apicata Dognin, 1912

References
  1. Savela, Markku (August 23, 2019). "Herpoperasa Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Herpoperasa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Herpoperasa Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 16, 2020.


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