Striphnopteryx
Striphnopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1858. Its only species, Striphnopteryx edulis, was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847.[1] It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.[2]
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| Genus: | Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 1858 |
| Species: | S. edulis |
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| Striphnopteryx edulis (Boisduval, 1847) | |
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References
- Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Striphnopteryx edulis (Boisduval, 1847)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
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