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Cryptastria

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Cryptastria
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Cryptastria

Hampson, 1926
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C. fuscomarginata
Binomial name
Cryptastria fuscomarginata

Cryptastria is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Cryptastria fuscomarginata, was first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1906. It is found in New Guinea.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Cryptastria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Cryptastria Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 3, 2020.