Lachnocephala is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1953.[1][2] Its only species, Lachnocephala vellosata, known from Chile, was described by the same author in the same year.[3]
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| Genus: | Lachnocephala D. S. Fletcher, 1953
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| Species: | L. vellosata
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| Lachnocephala vellosata D. S. Fletcher, 1953
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References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lachnocephala". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Lachnocephala Fletcher, 1953". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lachnocephala vellosata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 1, 2019.