Hexamitoptera

Hexamitoptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hexamitoptera
(Pagenstecher, 1885)
Species:
H. lawinda
Binomial name
Hexamitoptera lawinda
Pagenstecker, 1885
Synonyms

Generic

  • Poeciloptera Pagenstecher, 1885 (preocc.)

Specific

  • Hypopyra lawinda Pagenstecher, 1885
  • Hexamitoptera lavinda Hampson, 1913

Hexamitoptera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Hexamitoptera lawinda, is found in Indonesia (Nias, Sumatra), Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests. Both the genus and the species were first described by Pagenstecher in 1885.

References

  1. ↑ "Hexamitoptera lawinda Pagenstecher, 1885". Naturkundliches Informationssystem. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Hexamitoptera lawinda (Pagenstecher 1885)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.