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Genus of moths

Plectothripa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nolidae
Subfamily: Chloephorinae
Genus: Plectothripa
Hampson, 1918
Species: P. excisa
Binomial name
Plectothripa excisa
Hampson, 1918

Plectothripa is a monotypic moth genus of the family Nolidae. Its only species, Plectothripa excisa, is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1818.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Plectothripa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (December 22, 2005). "Plectothripa Hampson, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Plectothripa Hampson, 1918". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Plectothripa
Plectothripa excisa


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