Penthophera
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| Male Penthophera morio | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Orgyiini |
| Genus: | Penthophera Germar, 1812 |
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Penthophera is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1812.
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index and Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms only include Penthophera morio as a species in this genus.[1][2][3]
Species[edit]
The genus contains the following four species:[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Savela, Markku (September 16, 2016). "Penthophera Germar, 1812". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Penthophera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Penthophera Germar, 1812". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ "Penthophera Germar, 1812". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2014. Note: The current version of this page does not include any species.
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