Biology:Baorisa hieroglyphica
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Short description: Species of moth
Baorisa hieroglyphica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Baorisa |
Species: | B. hieroglyphica
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Binomial name | |
Baorisa hieroglyphica Moore, 1882
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Baorisa hieroglyphica, also known as the Picasso moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by the British entomologist Frederic Moore in 1882. The genus Baorisa was long thought to be monotypic, but three other species have been described. It is found in parts of northeastern India and Southeast Asia.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Hewitson, William C.; Moore, Frederic (1879). Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c.. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. OCLC 9625544. https://archive.org/details/descriptionsofne00hewi/page/n5.
- ↑ "LepIndex - hieroglyphica". https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=282817&page_no=1&page_size=30&snoc=Baorisa&search_type=equals.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Noctuidae&sort=GENUS.
- Revision of the genus Baorisa
Wikidata ☰ Q4857473 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baorisa hieroglyphica.
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