''Abnormipterus'' is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
moth genus in the
erebid subfamily
Arctiinae described by Orfila in 1935.
Its single species, ''Abnormipterus abnormis'', was
first described by
George Hampson in 1898.
It is found in the lower
Amazon River basin.
References
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Arctiinae
Monotypic moth genera
Moths of South America
Noctuoidea genera
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