Aletia is a genus of owlet moths of the family Noctuidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1821.[1][2]

Aletia
Aletia tincta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Aletia
Hübner, 1821

New Zealand species

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In 2019 Robert Hoare undertook a major review of New Zealand Noctuidae.[3] During this review the genus Ichneutica was greatly expanded and the genus Aletia was subsumed into that genus as a synonym.[3]

Species

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Some species of this genus are:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Aletia Hübner, 1821". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Aletia Hübner, 1821". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Hoare, Robert J. B. (9 December 2019). "Noctuinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) part 2: Nivetica, Ichneutica". Fauna of New Zealand. 80: 1–455. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.80.
  4. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Anapoma Berio, 1980". Afromoths. Retrieved 3 April 2018.