Biology:Monodonta passalis

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Short description: Genus of moths

Monodonta passalis
005-Monodonta passalis Kenrick, 1907.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Genus: Monodonta
Kenrick, 1907[1]
Species:
M. passalis
Binomial name
Monodonta passalis
Kenrick, 1907

Monodonta is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Monodonta passalis, which is described from Mount Kebea in New Guinea.[2] The genus name is a junior homonym of Monodonta Lamarck, 1799 but no replacement name is currently available.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6901524 entry