Piratisca

Piratisca
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus:
Meyrick, 1902
Synonyms
  • Megaloptera Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Systaticospora Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Megalopteroides Strand, 1910

Piratisca is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Edward Meyrick in 1902. Both species in this genus are known from New Guinea.[1][2][3]

Species

  • Piratisca minax Meyrick, 1902
  • Piratisca rufotincta (Rothschild, 1915)

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (September 3, 2017). "Piratisca Meyrick, 1902". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Piratisca Meyrick, 1902". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Piratisca​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 8, 2020.


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