Zaleops

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Zaleops is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Zaleops umbrina, was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883. It is found in the US state of Arizona.[1][2][3][4]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
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Zaleops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Zaleops
Hampson, 1926
Species:
Z. umbrina
Binomial name
Zaleops umbrina
(Grote, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Zaleops paressa J. B. Smith, 1906
  • Pheocyma [sic] umbrina Grote, 1883
  • Campometra protea Smith, 1906
  • Campometra paresa Smith, 1906
  • Zaleops paresa (Smith, 1906)
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The MONA or Hodges number for Zaleops umbrina is 8677.[5]

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