Pseudotuerta

Pseudotuerta
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Genus:
Kiriakoff, 1977
Species:
P. argyrochlora
Binomial name
Pseudotuerta argyrochlora
(Carcasson, 1964)
Synonyms
  • Tuerta argyrochlora Carcasson, 1964

Pseudotuerta is a monotypic genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1977. Its only species, Pseudotuerta argyrochlora, was first described by Robert Herbert Carcasson in 1964. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Pseudotuerta argyrochlora (Carcasson, 1964)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (September 22, 2019). "Pseudotuerta Kiriakoff, 1977". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pseudotuerta Kiriakoff, 1976". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 15, 2020.