Psaphis (moth)

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Psaphis
PsaphisEuschemoidesCooke.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Subfamily: Chalcosiinae
Genus: Psaphis
Walker, 1854[1]
Type species

Walker, 1854

Psaphis is a genus of moths in the family Zygaenidae first described by Francis Walker in 1854.[1][2] It is found in Southeast Asia and Australasia.[3]

Species[]

The Catalogue of Life[3] lists the following species, some of which appear to be synonyms:[4]

  • Rothschild, 1900
  • Walker, 1854 - type species[5] (synonym Psaphis natunensis Rothschild, 1896)[4]
  • Moore, 1865
  • (Butler, 1879)[4]
  • Joicey & Talbot, 1922[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Walker (1854) List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 2.
  2. ^ "PSAPHIS - Butterflies and Moths of the World". www.nhm.ac.uk. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d GBIF: Psaphis Walker, 1854
  5. ^ Butterflies and Moths of the World (BMNH): Psaphis Walker, 1854

External links[]

  • Media related to Psaphis at Wikimedia Commons
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