Despumosia

Despumosia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae described by Nye in 1975. Its only species, Despumosia rubescens, was first described by Paul Köhler in 1952. It is found in Argentina's Chubut Province.[1][2][3]

Despumosia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Despumosia

Nye, 1975
Species:
D. rubescens
Binomial name
Despumosia rubescens
(Köhler, 1952)
Synonyms

Generic

  • Pseudosmia Köhler, 1952

Specific

  • Pseudosmia rubescens Köhler, 1952

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Despumosia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  2. Savela, Markku (January 26, 2012). "Despumosia Nye, 1975". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Despumosia Nye, 1975". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 11, 2021.


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