Walterella

Walterella is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1921. Its only species, Walterella ocellata, was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1910. It is found in the US state of Arizona.[1][2][3]

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

Dyar, 1921
Species:
W. ocellata
Binomial name
Walterella ocellata
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Prothrinax ocellata Barnes & McDunnough, 1910

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Walterella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 29, 2019). "Walterella Dyar, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Walterella Dyar, 1921". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 6, 2021.


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