Biology:Petalumaria

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Short description: Genus and species of moth

Petalumaria
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Psaphidini
Genus: Petalumaria
Buckett & Bauer, 1967
Species:
P. californica
Binomial name
Petalumaria californica
(Buckett & Bauer, 1964)
Synonyms
  • Petaluma Buckett & Bauer, 1964

Petalumaria is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Petalumaria californica, is found in the US state of California . Both the genus and species were first described by John S. Buckett and William R. Bauer, the genus in 1967 and the species three years earlier in 1964.[1][2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7171672 entry