Antasia

Antasia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Oenochrominae
Genus: Antasia
Warren, 1894
Species:
A. flavicapitata
Binomial name
Antasia flavicapitata
(Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms

Generic

Specific

  • Tephrina flavicapitata Guenée, [1858]
  • Darantasia mundiferaria Walker, [1863]
  • Tephrina capitata Walker, 1861
A brown and tan moth sitting in straw and grass.
Antasia flavicapitata

Antasia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1894. Its only species, Antasia flavicapitata, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Australia.

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Antasia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Antasia flavicapitata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  3. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Antasia Warren, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 21, 2019.