Biology:Orithrepta

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Short description: Genus of moths

Orithrepta
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Orithrepta

Collenette, 1939
Species:
O. edwardsi
Binomial name
Orithrepta edwardsi
Collenette, 1939

Orithrepta is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae. Its only species, Orithrepta edwardsi, is found in Uganda, where it was found on Mount Muhabura. Both the genus and the species were first described by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1939.[1][2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7102879 entry