Striaptera

Striaptera is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Striaptera cinnamomeus, was first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908. It is found in New Guinea.[1][2][3]

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

Hampson, 1926
Species:
S. cinnamomeus
Binomial name
Striaptera cinnamomeus
Synonyms
  • Camptochilus cinnamomeus Bethune-Baker, 1908

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Striaptera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (August 24, 2019). "Striaptera Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Striaptera Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 29, 2020.


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