Biology:Acaenica

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Short description: Genus of moths

Acaenica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Genus: Acaenica
Hampson, 1918
Species:
A. diaperas
Binomial name
Acaenica diaperas
Hampson, 1918

Acaenica is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Acaenica diaperas, is found in Mozambique where the type specimen was found on Mount Chiperone. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1918.[1][2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4671636 entry