Cleptophasia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Notodontidae described by Prout in 1918. It consists of only one species, Cleptophasia scissa, first described by Warren in 1909, which is found in Brazil, French Guiana and Venezuela.

Cleptophasia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Tribe: Dioptini
Genus: Cleptophasia
Prout, 1918
Species:
C. scissa
Binomial name
Cleptophasia scissa
(Warren, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Oricia scissa Warren, 1909

References edit

  • Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.