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Genus of moths

Stygionyx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Stygionyx
Hampson, 1926
Species: S. montana
Binomial name
Stygionyx montana
Joicey & Talbot, 1917

Stygionyx is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Stygionyx montana, was first described by James John Joicey and George Talbot in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Stygionyx​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Stygionyx Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Stygionyx
Stygionyx montana


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