Pleonotrocta

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

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

Hampson, 1926
Species:
P. xerota
Binomial name
Pleonotrocta xerota
Hampson, 1926

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pleonotrocta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (June 16, 2019). "Pleonotrocta Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pleonotrocta Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 25, 2020.


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