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Ortospana

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Ortospana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae (?)
Subfamily: Catocalinae
Genus: Ortospana
Walker, 1865
Species:
O. connectens
Binomial name
Ortospana connectens
Walker, 1865

Ortospana is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Ortospana connectens, is known from Sri Lanka. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Ortospana​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Ortospana Walker, 1865". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 23, 2020.