Lichenopteryx despecta
Lichenopteryx despecta, the despised monkey,[1] is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by father and son entomologists Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1874.[2] It is found in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and Zanzibar in Tanzania.[3]
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References
- "Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874". African Moths. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lichenopteryx despecta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874". Afromoths. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
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