Striphnopteryx Explained

Striphnopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1858. Its only species, Striphnopteryx edulis, was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847.[1] It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beccaloni . George . etal . February 2005 . Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2017 . Striphnopteryx edulis (Boisduval, 1847) . Afromoths . February 17, 2018.

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