Antitype (moth) explained

Antitype is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1821.^{[1] [2]}

The scientific name is derived from the Greek antitupos (something that returns). Hübner probably referred to similarities with a genus which was described earlier, probably Polymixis.^[3]

Species

• Antitype africana Berio, 1939
• Antitype armena (Eversmann, 1856)
• Antitype chi (Linnaeus, 1758)  - grey chi
• Antitype chionodes Boursin, 1968
• Antitype jonis (Lederer, 1865)
• Antitype suda (Geyer, [1832])

Antitype kalchbergi is now known as Brachygalea kalchbergi (Staudinger, 1897).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . April 20, 2020 . Antitype Hübner, [1821] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 23, 2021.
2. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Antitype Hübner, 1821 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . January 23, 2021.
3. http://www.vlindernet.nl/vlindersoort_naamgeving.php?vlinderid=683&vq= "Chi-uil Antitype chi"