Sophta

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Sophta

Genus of moths


Sophta is a genus of moths of the subfamily Boletobiinae of the family Erebidae. This genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1863.[1]

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Taxonomy

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Acontiinae within Noctuidae.

Species

  • Sophta adusta Wileman & West, 1929
  • Sophta concavata Walker, [1863]
  • Sophta hapalopis Turner, 1925
  • Sophta poecilota Turner, 1908
  • Sophta ruficeps Walker, 1864

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Sophta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 19, 2019.



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