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Acaenica

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Acaenica is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Acaenica diaperas, is found in Mozambique where the type specimen was found on Mount Chiperone. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1918.^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acaenica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
^ Savela, Markku (August 22, 2019). "Acaenica Hampson, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Acaenica Hampson, 1918". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved September 30, 2020.

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Acaenica is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Acaenica diaperas, is found in Mozambique where the type specimen was found on Mount Chiperone. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1918.