Leptotroga

Leptotroga is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1926.[1][2]

Leptotroga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Calpinae
Genus:
Leptotroga

Hampson, 1926

Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms now gives this name as a synonym of Papuacola Hampson, 1926.[3][4]

Species
  • Leptotroga costalis (Moore, 1883) Samoa, Andamans
  • Leptotroga gemina (Fabricius, 1794) New Guinea, Sri Lanka

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Leptotroga". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Leptotroga Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  3. Savela, Markku (August 17, 2019). "Papuacola Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  4. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Leptotroga". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 23, 2020.


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