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Neosyntaxis

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Neosyntaxis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Neosyntaxis
De Vos, 2012
Species:
N. warringtonella
Binomial name
Neosyntaxis warringtonella
Synonyms
  • Ilema warringtonella Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Calamidia warringtonella goliathina Rothschild, 1912

Neosyntaxis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Rob de Vos in 2012. Its only species, Neosyntaxis warringtonella, was first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908. It is found in Papua New Guinea. The habitat consists of mountainous areas.[1]

References

  1. ^ De Vos, Rob. "Neosyntaxis warringtonella (Bethune-Baker, 1908) | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation.