Petalumaria

Petalumaria is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Petalumaria californica, is found in the US state of California. Both the genus and species were first described by John S. Buckett and William R. Bauer, the genus in 1967 and the species three years earlier in 1964.[1][2][3]

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

Buckett & Bauer, 1967
Species:
P. californica
Binomial name
Petalumaria californica
(Buckett & Bauer, 1964)
Synonyms
  • Petaluma Buckett & Bauer, 1964

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Petalumaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 11, 2019). "Petalumaria Buckett & Bauer, 1967 [1968]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Petalumaria Buckett & Bauer, 1967". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 5, 2021.


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