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Rectipalpula
Specimen from Sabah on Borneo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Erebinae
Genus:	Rectipalpula de Joannis, 1900
Species:	R. billeti
Binomial name
Rectipalpula billeti de Joannis, 1900
Synonyms
Oxyodes billeti (de Joannis, 1900)

Rectipalpula is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae and subfamily Erebinae. It was seen as a synonym for Oxyodes, but is now considered a separate genus. Its single species, Rectipalpula billeti, is found in northern India, Vietnam, Thailand, Sundaland and Sulawesi. It is frequent over an altitude range from sea level to about 2000 m, the species has been recorded from forested, disturbed and cultivated areas. Both the genus and the species were first described by Joseph de Joannis in 1900.

References

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Rectipalpula Joannis, 1900". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
• Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Rectipalpula Joannis Gen. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
• Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Rectipalpula billeti Joannis comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 24, 2020.

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