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Atelophleps

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Atelophleps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Lithosiini
Genus: Atelophleps
Turner, 1940
Species:
A. tridesma
Binomial name
Atelophleps tridesma
Turner, 1940

Atelophleps is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Atelophleps tridesma, is found in Australia. Both the genus and the species were first described by Turner in 1940.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (June 24, 2015). "Atelophleps Turner, 1940". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 16, 2019.