Biology:Striphnopteryx

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Short description: Genus of moths

Striphnopteryx
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Genus:
Striphnopteryx

Wallengren, 1858
Species:
S. edulis
Binomial name
Striphnopteryx edulis
(Boisduval, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx edulis Boisduval, 1847

Striphnopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1858. Its only species, Striphnopteryx edulis, was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847.[1] It is found in South Africa , where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, George (February 2005). "Scientific name search". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/search/. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Striphnopteryx edulis (Boisduval, 1847)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/STRIEDUL. Retrieved February 17, 2018. 

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