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Lichenopteryx despecta

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Species of moth

Despised monkey
Adult (top), larva (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Lichenopteryx
Species: L. despecta
Binomial name
Lichenopteryx despecta
C. Felder & R. Felder, 1874

Lichenopteryx despecta, the despised monkey, is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by father and son entomologists Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and Zanzibar in Tanzania.

References

  1. "Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874". African Moths. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Lichenopteryx despecta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874". Afromoths. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Lichenopteryx despecta


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