Sophta
Genus of moths
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Sophta is a genus of moths of the subfamily Boletobiinae of the family Erebidae. This genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1863.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Aventiini |
| Genus: | Sophta Walker, [1863] |
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Acontiinae within Noctuidae.
Species
- Sophta adusta Wileman & West, 1929
- Sophta concavata Walker, [1863]
- Sophta hapalopis Turner, 1925
- Sophta poecilota Turner, 1908
- Sophta ruficeps Walker, 1864