Brenthia hibiscusae was described by Heppner in 1985 (see reference to the original description below). The holotype is deposited at the USNM.
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker,
Katherine Bouton
Alice Heaton
Dimitris Koureas,
Laurence Livermore,
Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft,
Ben Scott,
Vince Smith