Oxyptera persephone

Oxyptera persephone
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Oxyptera
Species:
O. persephone
Binomial name
Oxyptera persephone
(Tessmann, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria persephone Tessmann, 1928
  • Hypercompe persephone (Tessmann, 1928)

Oxyptera persephone is a species of moth in the family Erebidae that was first described by Günter Tessmann in 1928. It is found in Peru.

References

  1. ↑ Laguerre, Michel (November 2023). "Generic revision of Hypercompe Hübner, [1818] and allied genera with descriptions of new genera and new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)". Faunitaxys. 11 (75). AFCFF (Association française de Cartographie de la Faune et de la Flore): 1–34. doi:10.57800/faunitaxys-11(75).
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe persephone (Tessmann, 1928)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2019.