Ortholeuca is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Ortholeuca albiluna, is found in Panama. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1910.[1][2][3]

Ortholeuca
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Ortholeuca

Hampson, 1910
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O. albiluna
Binomial name
Ortholeuca albiluna
Hampson, 1910

References edit

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ortholeuca​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (August 28, 2019). "Ortholeuca Hampson, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Ortholeuca Hampson, 1910". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved October 9, 2020.