Notata zumkehri

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Notata zumkehri
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Notata
Species:
N. zumkehri
Binomial name
Notata zumkehri
De Vos & van Mastrigt, 2007

Notata zumkehri is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Rob de Vos and Henricus Jacobus Gerardus van Mastrigt in 2007.[citation needed] It is found in Papua New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 15 millimetres (0.59 in). Adults are white, but males have dark brown spots at the underside of the wings.[citation needed]

Etymology[]

The species is named in honour of Piet Zumkehr who discovered the new species during an expedition in 2005.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Notata zumkehri de Vos & Mastrigt, 2007". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Nieuwe vlinder vernoemd naar Terschellinger


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