Ancarista

Ancarista
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Genus: Ancarista
Jordan, 1921
Species:
A. laminifera
Binomial name
Ancarista laminifera
(Saalmüller, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Ovios laminifera Saalmüller, 1878
  • Euscirropterus laminifer Saalmüller, 1891
  • Ancarista laminifera comorana Viette, 1966

Ancarista is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Karl Jordan in 1921. Its only species, Ancarista laminifera, was first described by Saalmüller in 1878. It is found on Madagascar and the Comoros.[1][2]

Taxonomy

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of Paratuerta Hampson, 1902.[3]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (September 22, 2019). "Ancarista Jordan, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Ancarista Jordan, 1921". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Paratuerta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 18, 2020.


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