Pseudoscaptia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1914. Its only species, Pseudoscaptia rothschildi, was first described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1912.[1] It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas, Vietnam, Thailand, as well as on Malacca, Sumatra, Java and Borneo.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests, including secondary forests.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Pseudoscaptia Hampson, 1914 |
| Species: | P. rothschildi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoscaptia rothschildi (Draudt, 1912)
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pseudoscaptia Hampson, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Dubatolov, V. V. (2012). "New genus, species and faunistic records of lichen-moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) from Vietnam" (PDF). Euroasian Entomological Journal. 11 (6): 507–512, 506, III.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Pseudoscaptia rothschildi Draudt". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 7, 2019.