Orthia

Orthia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Orthia augias, is found in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Both the genus and species were first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853.[1][2][3]

Orthia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Orthia

Species:
O. augias
Binomial name
Orthia augias
Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]
Synonyms

Generic

  • Othria Westwood, 1877

Specific

  • Agarista lethe Felder, 1874
  • Orthia nexa Boisduval, 1874
  • Othria amazonica Westwood, 1877

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Orthia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (September 9, 2019). "Orthia Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Orthia Herrich-Schäffer, 1853". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 2, 2020.


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