Litaneutis

Litaneutis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Subfamily: Yponomeutinae
Genus: Litaneutis
Meyrick, 1913
Species

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Litaneutis is a genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It is monotypic containing only one species Litaneutis sacrificia.[1] It is found in Samoa, India, and Australia.[2]

References

  1. ^ Nye, Ian William Beresford; Fletcher, David Stephen; Nye, Ian William Beresford (1991). Microlepidoptera. The generic names of moths of the world. London: British museum(Natural history). p. 175. ISBN 978-0-565-00991-5.
  2. ^ Meyrick, Edward; Meyrick, Edward (1927-05-28). "Lepidoptera: Micro-Lepidoptera". Insects of Samoa and other Samoan terrestrial arthropoda. Part III: 65––116.