Rhypopteryx rubripunctata

Rhypopteryx rubripunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Lymantriinae
Genus:	Rhypopteryx
Species:	R. rubripunctata
Binomial name
	Rhypopteryx rubripunctata; (Weymer, 1892)
Synonyms
	Psilura rubripunctata Weymer, 1892;

Rhypopteryx rubripunctata is a species of moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Gustav Weymer in 1892.^[1] It is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa and Tanzania.

This species has a body length of 19 mm, the length of the forewings is 25 mm. The forewings are pale brown with a row of white spots near the costa.^[2]

References

^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Rhypopteryx rubripunctata (Weymer, 1892)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 24, 2020. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
^ Weymer, G. W. (1892). "Exotische Lepidopteren VI. Aus dem Afrikanischen Faunagebiet". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 53 (4–5): 108–109.

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[1] De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Rhypopteryx rubripunctata (Weymer, 1892)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 24, 2020. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

[2] Weymer, G. W. (1892). "Exotische Lepidopteren VI. Aus dem Afrikanischen Faunagebiet". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 53 (4–5): 108–109.

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