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Genus of moths

Disticta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Disticta
Hampson, 1902
Species: D. atava
Binomial name
Disticta atava
(R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Disticta is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1902. Its only species, Disticta atava, was first described by Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in Eswatini, Mozambique and South Africa.

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Disticta atava (Felder R. & Rogenhofer, 1875)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Disticta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Disticta Hampson, 1902". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Disticta
Disticta atava


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