Licnoptera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Licnoptera crocodora, is found in New Guinea. Both the genus and species were described by Edward Meyrick in 1889.[1]
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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: | Licnoptera Meyrick, 1889 |
| Species: | L. crocodora
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| Binomial name | |
| Licnoptera crocodora Meyrick, 1889
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Licnoptera Meyrick, 1889". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.