Lecithocera niptanensis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae first described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2012. It is found in Indonesia (Irian Jaya) and Papua New Guinea.
Lecithocera niptanensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Lecithocera |
Species: | L. niptanensis
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Binomial name | |
Lecithocera niptanensis Park, 2012
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Etymology
editThe species name is derived from one of the localities (Niptan District) of the type specimens.
References
edit- ^ Park, Kyu-Tek (January 2012). "Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of New Guinea, Part VI: Lecithocera sublunata species complex". Entomological Science. 15 (1): 68–73. doi:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2011.00462.x.