Lophoditta is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. Its only species, Lophoditta tuberculata, was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1870. It is found in Puerto Rico.[1][2][3]
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Genus: | Lophoditta Möschler, 1890
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Species: | L. tuberculata
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Lophoditta tuberculata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 18, 2012). "Lophoditta Möschler, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lophoditta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Lophoditta Möschler, 1890". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 7, 2020.