Petrophila aengusalis

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Petrophila aengusalis
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P. aengusalis
Binomial name
Petrophila aengusalis
(Schaus, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Argyractis aengusalis Schaus, 1924[1]

Petrophila aengusalis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It was described by William Schaus in 1924. Its type locality is Rio de Janeiro.[1] The species was transferred from Argyractis to Petrophila in 1995.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Schaus, W. (1924). "New Species of Pyralidae of the Subfamily Nymphulinae from Tropical America (Lepid.)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 26 (5): 101–102.
  2. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ^ Heppner, J. B., ed. (1995). Checklist. Part 2: Hyblaeoidea — Pyraloidea — Tortricoidea. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Gainesville, FL: Association for Tropical Lepidoptera and Scientific Publishers. p. 50.


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