Antitype (moth)

Antitype
Antitype chi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Cuculliinae
Genus: Antitype
Hübner, [1821]

Antitype is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1821.[1][2][3]

The scientific name is derived from the Greek antitupos (something that returns). Hübner probably referred to similarities with a genus which was described earlier, probably Polymixis.[4]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Antitype​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (April 20, 2020). "Antitype Hübner, [1821]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Antitype Hübner, 1821". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Chi-uil Antitype chi". De Vlinderstichting. Retrieved January 23, 2021.