Uripao is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Uripao albizonata, is found in Sierra Leone. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Hampson in 1926.[1][2]
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Genus: | Uripao Hampson, 1926
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Species: | U. albizonata
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Uripao albizonata Hampson, 1926
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References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Uripao". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Uripao Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 25, 2020.