Notata zumkehri is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Rob de Vos and Henricus Jacobus Gerardus van Mastrigt in 2007.[citation needed] It is found in Papua New Guinea.[1]
| Notata zumkehri | |
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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: | Notata |
| Species: | N. zumkehri
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| Binomial name | |
| Notata zumkehri De Vos & van Mastrigt, 2007
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The wingspan is about 15 millimetres (0.59 in).
Etymology edit
The species is named in honour of Piet Zumkehr who discovered the new species during an expedition in 2005.[2]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Notata zumkehri de Vos & Mastrigt, 2007". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ Nieuwe vlinder vernoemd naar Terschellinger
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.