Antipterna homopasta

Antipterna homopasta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Antipterna
Species:
A. homopasta
Binomial name
Antipterna homopasta
(Turner, 1932)
Synonyms[1]

Periallactis homopasta Turner, 1932

Antipterna homopasta is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae, first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1932 as Periallactis homopasta.[1][2] The species epithet, homopasta, derives from the Greek, όμοπαστος ("uniformly sprinkled").[2] The male holotype for Periallactis homopasta was collected at Crows Nest in Queensland.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Antipterna homopasta". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Turner, A.J. (1932). "Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. Oecophoridae. I". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 57: 261-279 [277].

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