Amphoraceras

Amphoraceras
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Genus: Amphoraceras
Bethune-Baker, 1904

Amphoraceras is a moth genus of the family Erebidae.[1][2][3] The two species of the genus are both endemic to New Guinea.[3][4]

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 until description of Amphoraceras jordani in 2018.[4]

Species

There are two recognized species:[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Amphoraceras Bethune-Baker, 1904". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.26.041. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Amphoraceras Bethune-Baker, 1904". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Savela, Markku. "Amphoraceras Bethune-Baker, 1904". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b c d Alberto Zilli (21 December 2018). "Amphoraceras rothschildi and A. jordani sp. n.: two sibling species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 50 (2): 77โ€“82. doi:10.4081/FE.2018.301. ISSN 0429-288X. Wikidata Q104458763.

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