Scoliopteryx

Scoliopteryx is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1810.^[1][2][3]

Scoliopteryx
Scoliopteryx libatrix
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Scoliopteryginae
Tribe:	Scoliopterygini
Genus:	Scoliopteryx Germar, 1810
Synonyms
Pterodonta Reichenbach, 1817 Ephemias Hübner, [1821] Euphais Hübner, 1822 Gonoptera Berthold, 1827

Species

• Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 – the herald
• Scoliopteryx aksuana Sheljuzhko, 1955

References

1. Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Scoliopteryx Germar, 1810". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Scoliopteryx​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Scoliopteryx Germar, 1810". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 20, 2020.