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Apocalymnia

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Apocalymnia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acronictinae
Genus: Apocalymnia
Hampson, 1908
Species:
A. tenebrosa
Binomial name
Apocalymnia tenebrosa
(Hampson, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Caradrina tenebrosa Hampson, 1902

Apocalymnia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Apocalymnia tenebrosa, is found in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1908 and the species six years earlier in 1902.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Apocalymnia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (June 3, 2019). "Apocalymnia Hampson, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Apocalymnia Hampson, 1908". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 22, 2020.