Palaeotype
| Palaeotype | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Nudariina |
| Genus: | Palaeotype Hampson, 1918 |
| Species: | P. submarginata
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| Binomial name | |
| Palaeotype submarginata (Rothschild, 1915)
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Palaeotype is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1918. Its single species, Palaeotype submarginata, was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1915. It is found in Papua New Guinea.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Palaeotype Hampson, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.