Monosyntaxis persimilis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1912. It is found in New Guinea,[1] where it is distributed in mountainous areas in the central part of the island, up to the Wandammen Mountains in the west. It is also found in Papua New Guinea.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Monosyntaxis |
| Species: | M. persimilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Monosyntaxis persimilis Rothschild, 1912
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References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Monosyntaxis persimilis Rothschild, 1912". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ de Vos, Rob. "Monosyntaxis persimilis Rothschild, 1912 | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.