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Striosia

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Striosia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Lithosiina
Genus: Striosia
Hampson, 1914
Species:
S. irrorata
Binomial name
Striosia irrorata
(Rothschild, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Calamidia irrorata Rothschild, 1912

Striosia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by George Hampson in 1914. Its single species, Striosia irrorata, was first described by Rothschild in 1912. It is found in New Guinea,[1] where it is known from Papua and Papua New Guinea.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Striosia Hampson, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ^ de Vos, Rob. "Striosia irrorata (Rothschild, 1912) | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation.