Biology:Lipatephia

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Short description: Genus of moths

Lipatephia
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Lipatephia

Hampson, 1926
Species:
L. illegitima
Binomial name
Lipatephia illegitima
Wallengren, 1875
Synonyms
  • Anophia illegitima Wallengren, 1875
  • Aedia illegitima (Wallengren, 1875)

Lipatephia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Lipatephia illegitima, was first described by Wallengren in 1875. It is found in South Africa .[1][2]

Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms and Afromoths give this name as a synonym of Aedia Hübner, [1823] and the species as Aedia illegitima (Wallengren, 1875).[3][4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6556258 entry