Storthoptera
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| Genus: | Storthoptera Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
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| Species: | S. tripuncta
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| Storthoptera tripuncta Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
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Storthoptera is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae.[1] Its only species, Storthoptera tripuncta, is found in Africa. Both the genus and the species were first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, the genus in 1856 and the species one year earlier.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Storthoptera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Storthoptera tripuncta Herrich-Schäffer, 1858". Afromoths. Retrieved January 24, 2020. Note: This source gives the year of description of 1858 for the genus and the species.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Storthoptera Herrich-Schäffer, 1856". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 24, 2020. Note: This source gives the year of description of 1856 for the genus and the species.
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