''Aleptina'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...
. The genus was erected by
Harrison Gray Dyar Jr.
Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. (February 14, 1866 – January 21, 1929) was an American entomologist. Dyar's Law, a pattern of geometric progression in the growth of insect parts, is named after him. He was also noted for eccentric pursuits which includ ...
in 1902.
Species
* ''
Aleptina aleptivoides''
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)
* ''
Aleptina arenaria''
Metzler & Forbes, 2011
* ''
Aleptina clinopetes''
(Dyar, 1920)
* ''
Aleptina inca''
Dyar, 1902
* ''
Aleptina junctimacula''
Todd, Blanchard & Poole, 1984
* ''
Aleptina semiatra''
(Smith, 1902)
References
Acronictinae
Noctuoidea genera
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