Plectothripa

Plectothripa is a monotypic moth genus of the family Nolidae. Its only species, Plectothripa excisa, is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1818.^[1][2][3]

Plectothripa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Nolidae
Subfamily:	Chloephorinae
Genus:	Plectothripa Hampson, 1918
Species:	P. excisa
Binomial name
Plectothripa excisa Hampson, 1918