''Apothriguna'' is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
moth genus of the family
Nolidae
Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull coloration, the main distinguishing feature being a silk cocoon with a vertical exit slit. The group is sometimes known as tuft moths, aft ...
. Its only species, '' Apothriguna legrandi'', is endemic to the island of
Mahé in the
Seychelles
Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...
. Both the genus and species were
first described by
Emilio Berio
Emilio Berio (13 October 1905 – 28 October 1993, Genoa) was an Italian entomologist and lawyer.
He described several new genera and species of moths, mostly Noctuidae.
Publications
*Berio, E. 1935Nuove Arctiidae d'Africa del Museo di Genova. - ...
in 1962.
[Berio, E. (1962)]
"Diagnosi di alcune Noctuidae delle isole Seicelle e Aldabra"
''Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova''. 73: 172–180.
See also
*
List of moths of the Seychelles
The moths of the Seychelles represent about 275 known species. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.
This is a list of moth species which have been recorded on the Seychel ...
References
Chloephorinae
Monotypic moth genera
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