Amphoraceras

Amphoraceras
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Genus: Amphoraceras
Bethune-Baker, 1904

Amphoraceras is a moth genus of the family Erebidae. The two species of the genus are both endemic to New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Both the genus and the type species Amphoraceras rothschildi were first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. This was a monotypic genus until description of Amphoraceras jordani in 2018.

Species

There are two recognized species:

References

  1. ↑ "Amphoraceras Bethune-Baker, 1904". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.26.041. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Amphoraceras Bethune-Baker, 1904". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Savela, Markku. "Amphoraceras Bethune-Baker, 1904". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Alberto Zilli (2018). "Amphoraceras rothschildi and A. jordani sp. n.: two sibling species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 50 (2): 77–82. doi:10.4081/fe.2018.301. Wikidata Q104458763. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Alberto Zilli (help)

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