Peperita

Peperita is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1910. Its only species, Peperita molybdopasta, was first described by Turner in 1908. It is found in the Australian state of Queensland.[1][2][3]

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

Hampson, 1910
Species:
P. molybdopasta
Binomial name
Peperita molybdopasta
(Turner, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Erastroides molybdopasta Turner, 1908

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Peperita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (August 3, 2019). "Peperita Hampson, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Peperita Hampson, 1910". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved September 28, 2020.


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