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Genus of moths

Selenoperas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Selenoperas
Hampson, 1926
Species: S. caustiplaga
Binomial name
Selenoperas caustiplaga
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Capnodes caustiplaga Hampson, 1896
  • Oruza fulviplaga Warren, 1913

Selenoperas is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Selenoperas caustiplaga, is found in Bhutan. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1926 and the species in 1896.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Selenoperas​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Selenoperas Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Selenoperas
Selenoperas caustiplaga


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