Ancistris

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Ancistris
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Ancistris

Mabille, 1897
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A. saturnina
Binomial name
Ancistris saturnina
Mabille, 1897

Ancistris is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Ancistris saturnina, is known from Madagascar. Both the genus and the species were first described by Paul Mabille in 1897.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ancistris​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Ancistris Mabille, 1898". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 19, 2019.