Stauropus sikkimensis is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1865. It is found in Nepal, India, China and Taiwan.[1]

Stauropus sikkimensis
Stauropus sikkimensis lushanus
Stauropus sikkimensis sikkimensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Stauropus
Species:
S. sikkimensis
Binomial name
Stauropus sikkimensis
Moore, 1865

Subspecies

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  • Stauropus sikkimensis sikkimensis (Nepal, Himalaya: Sikkim)
  • Stauropus sikkimensis khasianus Rothschild, 1917
  • Stauropus sikkimensis lushanus Okano, 1960 (Taiwan)
  • Stauropus sikkimensis erdmanni Schintlmeister, 1989 (China: Yunnan, Sichuan)

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Stauropus sikkimensis". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 4, 2019.