Orithrepta is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae. Its only species, Orithrepta edwardsi, is found in Uganda, where it was found on Mount Muhabura. Both the genus and the species were first described by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1939.[1][2][3]
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| Genus: | Orithrepta Collenette, 1939
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| Species: | O. edwardsi
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| Orithrepta edwardsi Collenette, 1939
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (May 13, 2011). "Orithrepta Collenette, 1939". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Orithrepta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Orithrepta Collenette, 1939". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
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