Lachnocephala

Lachnocephala is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1953.[1][2] Its only species, Lachnocephala vellosata, known from Chile, was described by the same author in the same year.[3]

Lachnocephala
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Lachnocephala

D. S. Fletcher, 1953
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L. vellosata
Binomial name
Lachnocephala vellosata
D. S. Fletcher, 1953

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lachnocephala". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Lachnocephala Fletcher, 1953". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lachnocephala vellosata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 1, 2019.


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