''Apothriguna'' 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 of the family

Nolidae Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull coloration, the main distinguishing feature being a silk cocoon with a vertical exit slit. The group is sometimes known as tuft moths, aft ...

. Its only species, '' Apothriguna legrandi'', is endemic to the island of Mahé in the

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...

. Both the genus and species were first described by

Emilio Berio Emilio Berio (13 October 1905 – 28 October 1993, Genoa) was an Italian entomologist and lawyer. He described several new genera and species of moths, mostly Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a ...

in 1962.Berio, E. (1962)
"Diagnosi di alcune Noctuidae delle isole Seicelle e Aldabra"
''Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova''. 73: 172–180.

References

Chloephorinae Monotypic moth genera {{Nolidae-stub

See also

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