Meneptera is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Meneptera diopis, is found in South Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1910 and the species five years earlier in 1905.[1][2][3]
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| Genus: | Meneptera Hampson, 1910
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| Species: | M. diopis
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| Meneptera diopis (Hampson, 1905)
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References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Meneptera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (October 24, 2019). "Meneptera Hampson, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Meneptera Hampson, 1910". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
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