Pseudoscaptia Explained

Pseudoscaptia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1914. Its only species, Pseudoscaptia rothschildi, was first described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1912.[1] It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas, Vietnam, Thailand, as well as on Malacca, Sumatra, Java and Borneo.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests, including secondary forests.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Pseudoscaptia Hampson, 1914 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 11, 2019.
  2. Dubatolov . V. V. . 2012 . New genus, species and faunistic records of lichen-moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) from Vietnam . . 11 . 6 . 507–512, 506, III.
  3. Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Pseudoscaptia rothschildi Draudt . The Moths of Borneo . October 7, 2019.

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