Vietteria

Vietteria is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Paul Griveaud in 1976. Its only species, Vietteria ampliata, was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found on Madagascar.[1][2][3]

Vietteria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Lymantriinae
Tribe:
Lymantriini
Genus:
Vietteria

Griveaud, 1976
Species:
V. ampliata
Binomial name
Vietteria ampliata
(Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Dasychira ampliata Butler, 1878

References
  1. Savela, Markku (May 30, 2011). "Vietteria Griveaud, 1976". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Vietteria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Vietteria Griveaud, 1976". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 8, 2020.


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