Fala is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Fala ptycophora, is found in the US state of California. Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875.[1][2][3]
| Fala ptycophora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Stiriinae |
| Genus: | Fala Grote, 1875 |
| Species: | F. ptychophora
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| Binomial name | |
| Fala ptychophora Grote, 1875
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References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Fala ptychophora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 23, 2020. Note: This source appears to misspell the specific name.
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 29, 2019). "Fala Grote, 1875". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Fala Grote, 1875". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
External links
edit- Original description: Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia: 426.
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