Biology:Storthoptera

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Short description: Genus of moths

Storthoptera
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Storthoptera

Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
Species:
S. tripuncta
Binomial name
Storthoptera tripuncta
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855

Storthoptera is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae.[1] Its only species, Storthoptera tripuncta, is found in Africa. Both the genus and the species were first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, the genus in 1856 and the species one year earlier.[2][3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Storthoptera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=279784. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Storthoptera tripuncta Herrich-Schäffer, 1858". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/STORTRIP. Retrieved January 24, 2020.  Note: This source gives the year of description of 1858 for the genus and the species.
  3. Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Storthoptera Herrich-Schäffer, 1856". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=27743.0. Retrieved January 24, 2020.  Note: This source gives the year of description of 1856 for the genus and the species.

Wikidata ☰ Q7620352 entry