Upothenia

Upothenia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Upothenia acutipennis, is known from Costa Rica. Both the genus and the species were first described by Schaus, the genus in 1913 and the species one year earlier.[1][2][3]

Upothenia
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Upothenia

Schaus, 1913
Species:
U. acutipennis
Binomial name
Upothenia acutipennis
(Schaus, 1912)
Synonyms

Generic

  • Hypothenia Schaus

Specific

  • Megachyta acutipennis Schaus, 1912

References

  1. Savela, Markku (February 19, 2012). "Upothenia Schaus, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Upothenia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Upothenia Schaus, 1913". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 1, 2020.


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