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Antitype
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Antitype

Antitype is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1821.

The scientific name is derived from the Greek antitupos (something that returns). Hübner probably referred to similarities with a genus which was described earlier, probably Polymixis.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Grey Chi

speciesAntitype chi

Antitype suda

speciesAntitype suda

Antitype jonis

speciesAntitype jonis

Antitype africana

speciesAntitype africana

Antitype armena

speciesAntitype armena

Antitype chionodes

speciesAntitype chionodes

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 146702.