Amphoraceras
| Amphoraceras | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Ophiusini |
| Genus: | Bethune-Baker, 1904 |
| Species: | A. rothschildi
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphoraceras rothschildi Bethune-Baker, 1904
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Amphoraceras is a moth genus of the family Erebidae. The two species of the genus are both endemic to New Guinea (after Zilli, 2018 [1]).
Taxonomy
Both the genus and the type species Amphoraceras rothschildi were first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. This was a monotypic genus in the family Noctuidae for many years.[2] [3][4]
Species
- Amphoraceras rothschildi Bethune-Baker, 1904 - New Guinea
- Amphoraceras jordani Zilli, 2018 - New Guinea
References
- ^ Alberto Zilli (21 December 2018). "Amphoraceras rothschildi and A. jordani sp. n.: two sibling species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 50 (2): 77–82. doi:10.4081/FE.2018.301. ISSN 0429-288X. Wikidata Q104458763.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Amphoraceras". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Amphoraceras Bethune-Baker, 1904". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Amphoraceras rothschildi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 19, 2019.