Orygmophora
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Genus: | Orygmophora Hampson, 1926
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Species: | O. mediofoveata
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Orygmophora mediofoveata (Hampson, 1926)
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Orygmophora is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Orygmophora mediofoveata, is found in Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.[1] Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1926.[2][3][4]
Its host plants include Nauclea diderrichii.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Orygmophora mediofoveata Hampson, 1926". Afromoths. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (March 11, 2020). "Orygmophora Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Orygmophora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Orygmophora Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Original description of genus and species: Hampson, George F. (1926). Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Lepidoptera Phalaenae of the subfamily Noctuinae (Noctuidae) in the British Museum (Natural History). pp. 587–588 – via Internet Archive.