Barastrotia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae described by Warren in 1913. Its only species, Barastrotia metalophota, was first described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in Khasis in north-eastern India and Bangladesh.[1][2][3]

Barastrotia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Genus: Barastrotia
Warren, 1913
Species:
B. metalophota
Binomial name
Barastrotia metalophota
Hampson, 1898

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Barastrotia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (August 26, 2019). "Barastrotia Warren in Seitz, 291 [sic]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Barastrotia Warren, 1913". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 3, 2020.