Hexamitoptera
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Hexamitoptera (Pagenstecher, 1885) |
| Species: | H. lawinda
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| Binomial name | |
| Hexamitoptera lawinda Pagenstecker, 1885
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Hexamitoptera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Hexamitoptera lawinda, is found in Indonesia (Nias, Sumatra),[1] Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests. Both the genus and the species were first described by Pagenstecher in 1885.[2]
The facies are similar to that of Hypopyra species, but are more silvery grey.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Hexamitoptera lawinda Pagenstecher, 1885". Naturkundliches Informationssystem. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Hexamitoptera lawinda (Pagenstecher 1885)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Hexamitoptera lawinda Pagenstecher". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
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