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Fala ptycophora

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Fala ptycophora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Stiriinae
Genus: Fala
Grote, 1875
Species:
F. ptychophora
Binomial name
Fala ptychophora
Grote, 1875

Fala is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Fala ptycophora, is found in the US state of California. Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Fala ptychophora​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 23, 2020. Note: This source appears to misspell the specific name.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (July 29, 2019). "Fala Grote, 1875". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Fala Grote, 1875". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
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