Libyphaenis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Libyphaenis virescens, is found in southern Nigeria. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1918.[1][2][3]

Libyphaenis
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Libyphaenis

Hampson, 1918
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L. virescens
Binomial name
Libyphaenis virescens
Hampson, 1918

References edit

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Libyphaenis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (October 11, 2019). "Libyphaenis Hampson, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Libyphaenis Hampson, 1918". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 4, 2020.