Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Saltia Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Family Noctuidae Higher classification Amaranthoideae | |
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Saltia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family, endemic to the high mountains of East Africa. Two species have been described, both collected by George Salt in 1948:
Saltia acrophylax Tams 1952 (Kilimanjaro)
Saltia edwardsi Tams 1952 (Mount Elgon)
There is a third form on Mount Kenya, likely a third species, with one specimen in the National Museums of Kenya. This and the above-named collections by Salt appear to be the only collection of this genus..
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