Hexamitoptera

Hexamitoptera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Hexamitoptera lawinda, is found in Indonesia (Nias, Sumatra),^[1] Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests. Both the genus and the species were first described by Pagenstecher in 1885.^[2]

Hexamitoptera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Hexamitoptera (Pagenstecher, 1885)
Species:	H. lawinda
Binomial name
Hexamitoptera lawinda Pagenstecker, 1885
Synonyms
Generic Poeciloptera Pagenstecher, 1885 (preocc.) Specific Hypopyra lawinda Pagenstecher, 1885 Hexamitoptera lavinda Hampson, 1913