Biology:Choeropais

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Short description: Genus of moths

Choeropais
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Choeropais

Jordan in Seitz, 1913
Species:
C. jucunda
Binomial name
Choeropais jucunda
(Jordan, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Pseudospiris jucunda Jordan, 1904

Choeropais is a monotypic moth genus in the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Choeropais jucunda, is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zaire.[1] Both the genus and species were first described by Karl Jordan, the genus in 1913 and the species nine years earlier in 1904.[2][3][4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5103825 entry