Casperia erebipennis

Casperia erebipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Hypeninae
Genus:
Casperia

Walker, 1867
Species:
C. erebipennis
Binomial name
Casperia erebipennis
Walker, 1867

Casperia erebipennis is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Casperia of the family Erebidae. It is known from Colombia. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1867.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (March 4, 2012). "Casperia Walker, 1867". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Casperia erebipennis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Casperia Walker, 1867". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved February 18, 2020.