Leptamma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Max Gaede in 1939. Its only species, Leptamma flexuosa, was first described by Alice Ellen Prout in 1927. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon and São Tomé.[1][2][3][4]

Leptamma
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Leptamma

Gaede in Seitz, 1939
Species:
L. flexuosa
Binomial name
Leptamma flexuosa
(A. E. Prout, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Achaea flexuosa A. E. Prout, 1927
  • Leptamma flavalis Gaede, 1939

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Leptamma flexuosa (Prout A. E., 1927)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (March 10, 2020). "Leptamma Gaede in Seitz, 1939". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Leptamma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Leptamma Gaede, 1939". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 18, 2020.