Saltia

Saltia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, endemic to the high mountains of East Africa. Two species have been described, both collected by George Salt in 1948:

This article is about a biological classification. For the place in Australia, see Saltia, South Australia.

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

Saltia acrophylax Tams 1952 (Kilimanjaro)

Saltia edwardsi Tams 1952 (Mount Elgon)

There is a third form on Mount Kenya, likely a third species, with one specimen in the National Museums of Kenya. This and the above-named collections by Salt appear to be the only collection of this genus..

References

Salt G. 1954. A contribution to the ecology of upper Kilimanjaro. Journal of Ecology 42:375-423.


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