Libyphaenis

Libyphaenis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acronictinae
Genus: Libyphaenis
Hampson, 1918
Species:
L. virescens
Binomial name
Libyphaenis virescens
Hampson, 1918

Libyphaenis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Libyphaenis virescens, is found in southern Nigeria. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1918.

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Libyphaenis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku (October 11, 2019). "Libyphaenis Hampson, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Libyphaenis Hampson, 1918". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 4, 2020.