Pteroprista
| Pteroprista | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Herminiinae |
| Genus: | Warren, 1889 |
| Species: | P. metallica
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| Binomial name | |
| Pteroprista metallica Warren, 1889
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Pteroprista is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Pteroprista metallica, is found in Brazil. Both the genus and the species were first described by Warren in 1889.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku (February 18, 2012). "Pteroprista Warren, 1889". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pteroprista". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pteroprista Warren, 1889". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 9, 2020.