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Deinhugia

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Deinhugia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Deinhugia
Laporte, 1974
Species:
D. nigra
Binomial name
Deinhugia nigra
Laporte, 1974

Deinhugia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Deinhugia nigra, is found in Cameroon and Gabon. Both the genus and the species were first described by Bernard Laporte in 1974.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Deinhugia nigra Laporte, 1974". Afromoths. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Deinhugia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Deinhugia Laporte, 1974". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 8, 2020.