Encryphia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904. Its only species, Encryphia frontisignata, first described by Francis Walker in 1863, is found in Australia.[1][2]
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Genus: | Encryphia Turner, 1904
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Species: | E. frontisignata
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Encryphia frontisignata (Walker, [1863])
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Encryphia Turner, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Encryphia Turner, 1904". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 15, 2020.