Biology:Hexamitoptera

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Short description: Genus of moths

Hexamitoptera
Hexamitoptera lawinda (Noctuidae Catocalinae).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hexamitoptera
(Pagenstecher, 1885)
Species:
H. lawinda
Binomial name
Hexamitoptera lawinda
Pagenstecker, 1885
Synonyms

Generic

  • Poeciloptera Pagenstecher, 1885 (preocc.)

Specific

  • Hypopyra lawinda Pagenstecher, 1885
  • Hexamitoptera lavinda Hampson, 1913

Hexamitoptera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Hexamitoptera lawinda, is found in Indonesia (Nias, Sumatra),[1] Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests. Both the genus and the species were first described by Pagenstecher in 1885.[2]

References

  1. "Hexamitoptera lawinda Pagenstecher, 1885". Naturkundliches Informationssystem. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Hexamitoptera lawinda (Pagenstecher 1885)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=86007382. 

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