Hoplarista is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Hoplarista haemaplaga, is found in Zambia. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1910.[1][2][3]

Hoplarista
Hoplarista haemaplaga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Genus: Hoplarista
Hampson, 1910
Species:
H. haemaplaga
Binomial name
Hoplarista haemaplaga
Hampson, 1910

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of Paida Jordan, 1896.[4]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Hoplarista haemaplaga Hampson, 1910". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (September 22, 2019). "Hoplarista Hampson, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Hoplarista Hampson, 1910". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Paida​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 23, 2020.