Amphekes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Lymantriinae
Tribe:
Lymantriini
Genus:
Amphekes

Collenette, 1936
Species:
A. gymna
Binomial name
Amphekes gymna
Collenette, 1936

Amphekes is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae. Its only species, Amphekes gymna, is found in the Chinese province of Yunnan. Both the genus and the species were first described by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1936.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (May 12, 2011). "Amphekes Collenette, 1936". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Amphekes​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Amphekes Collenette, 1936". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 25, 2020.


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