Megistoclisma

Megistoclisma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae (?)
Subfamily: Catocalinae
Genus:
Hampson, 1913
Species:
M. ribbei
Binomial name
Megistoclisma ribbei
Pagenstecher, 1886

Megistoclisma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1913. Its only species, Megistoclisma ribbei, was first described by Pagenstecher in 1886.[1]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Megistoclisma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 22, 2020.