Aptilosia

Aptilosia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Lithosiini
Genus:
Schaus, 1911
Species:
A. crocea
Binomial name
Aptilosia crocea
Schaus, 1911

Aptilosia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, Aptilosia crocea, is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Both the genus and species were first described by William Schaus in 1911.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Aptilosia crocea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (October 25, 2015). "Aptilosia Schaus, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Aptilosia Schaus, 1911". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 14, 2020.