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Encryphia

Encryphia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904. Its only species, Encryphia frontisignata, first described by Francis Walker in 1863, is found in Australia.

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Encryphia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Encryphia
Turner, 1904
Species:
E. frontisignata
Binomial name
Encryphia frontisignata
(Walker, [1863])

Encryphia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904. Its only species, Encryphia frontisignata, first described by Francis Walker in 1863, is found in Australia.12

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Encryphia Turner, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Encryphia Turner, 1904". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 15, 2020.