Graphelysia

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Graphelysia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Section:
Family:
Genus:
Graphelysia

Hampson, 1911
Species:
G. strigillata
Binomial name
Graphelysia strigillata
Rothschild, 1910

Graphelysia is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae. It contains only one species, Graphelysia strigillata, which can be found in south-eastern Peru; it was historically misclassified on multiple occasions, but in 2010 was determined to belong to the subfamily Agaristinae.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Becker, Vitor O. (August 2010). "Misplaced Neotropical Agaristinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), with descriptions of new taxa". Zoologia (Curitiba). 27 (4). doi:10.1590/S1984-46702010000400009.


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