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| Testaptera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Spilosomina |
| Genus: | Testaptera Laguerre, 2023 |
| Type species | |
| Automolis testacea Rothschild, 1909 | |
Testaptera is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae that was erected by Michel Laguerre in 2023. All of the species in the genus were split from the genus Hypercompe.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The following species are recognised in the genus Testaptera:[1]
- Testaptera fuscescens (Rothschild, 1917)
- Testaptera pertestacea (Rothschild, 1935)
- Testaptera testacea (Rothschild, 1909)
- Testaptera turruptianoides (Rothschild, 1910)
References
[edit]- 1 2 Laguerre, Michel (November 2023). "Generic revision of Hypercompe Hübner, [1818] and allied genera with descriptions of new genera and new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)". Faunitaxys. 11 (75). AFCFF (Association française de Cartographie de la Faune et de la Flore): 1–34. doi:10.57800/faunitaxys-11(75).