Tegteza
| Tegteza | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Calpinae |
| Genus: | Walker, 1869 |
| Species: | T. palpalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tegteza palpalis Walker, 1869
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Tegteza is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Tegteza palpalis, is found in Colombia. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1869.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tegteza". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (August 24, 2019). "Tegteza Walker, 1869". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Tegteza Walker, 1869". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 29, 2020.