Gonepatica

Gonepatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Gonepatica

Sugi in Inoue, Sugi, Kuroko, Moriuti & Kawabe, 1982
Species:
G. opalina
Binomial name
Gonepatica opalina
(Butler, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Egnasia opalina Butler, 1879
  • Madopa rectilinealis Graeser, 1888
  • Laspeyri lilacina Warren, 1913

Gonepatica is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Shigero Sugi in 1982. Its only species, Gonepatica opalina, was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. It is found in Japan and Amur Oblast, Russia.[1][2]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (August 7, 2019). "Gonepatica Sugi in Inoue, Sugi, Kuroko, Moriuti & Kawabe, 1982". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Gonepatica Sugi, 1982". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 14, 2020.