Apsaphida is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Apsaphida eremna, is found in the US state of Arizona. Both the genus and species were first described by John G. Franclemont in 1973.[1][2][3]

Apsaphida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Psaphidini
Genus: Apsaphida
Franclemont, 1973
Species:
A. eremna
Binomial name
Apsaphida eremna
Franclemont, 1973

References edit

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Apsaphida​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (July 11, 2019). "Apsaphida Franclemont, 1973". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Apsaphida Franclemont, 1973". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 2, 2021.