Apocalymnia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Apocalymnia tenebrosa, is found in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1908 and the species six years earlier in 1902.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Subfamily: | Acronictinae |
Genus: | Apocalymnia Hampson, 1908 |
Species: | A. tenebrosa
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Binomial name | |
Apocalymnia tenebrosa (Hampson, 1902)
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References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Apocalymnia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (June 3, 2019). "Apocalymnia Hampson, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Apocalymnia Hampson, 1908". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 22, 2020.