Polacanthopoda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Genus: Polacanthopoda
Hampson, 1901

Polacanthopoda is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1901[1]

Species

  • Polacanthopoda anthina Jordan, 1926
  • Polacanthopoda humphreyi Hampson, 1911
  • Polacanthopoda naveli Le Cerf, 1922
  • Polacanthopoda tigrina H. Druce, 1882

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index and Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms give this name as a synonym of Aegocera Latreille, 1809.[2][3]

References

  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Polacanthopoda Hampson, 1901". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aegocera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  3. Savela, Markku (August 22, 2020). "Aegocera Latreille, 1809". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 10, 2020.


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