Lophocerynea is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1918. Its only species, Lophocerynea punctata, was first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1906. It is found in New Guinea.[1][2][3]
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Genus: | Lophocerynea Hampson, 1918
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Species: | L. punctata
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Lophocerynea punctata (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
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References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lophocerynea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (August 27, 2019). "Lophocerynea Hampson, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Lophocerynea Hampson, 1918". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved October 7, 2020.