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Genus and species of moth

Walterella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Psaphidini
Genus: Walterella
Dyar, 1921
Species: W. ocellata
Binomial name
Walterella ocellata
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Prothrinax ocellata Barnes & McDunnough, 1910

Walterella is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1921. Its only species, Walterella ocellata, was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1910. It is found in the US state of Arizona.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Walterella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 29, 2019). "Walterella Dyar, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Walterella Dyar, 1921". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Walterella
Walterella ocellata


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