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Lepypiranga
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Lepypiranga Rego Barros, 1966
Species:	L. albiceps
Binomial name
Lepypiranga albiceps (Rothschild, 1933)
Synonyms
Generic Ypiranga Rego Barros, 1959 (preocc. Mello-Leitão, 1922) Specific Halysidota albiceps Rothschild, 1933 Halysidota albinucha Rothschild, 1935 Ypiranga nigrorubra Rego Barros, 1959

Lepypiranga is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae and subfamily Arctiinae described by Rego Barros in 1966. Its only species, Lepypiranga albiceps, was described by Walter Rothschild in 1933. It is found in Brazil.

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Lepypiranga Rego Barros, 1966". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 18, 2019.

External links

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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