Biology:Mothonica

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Short description: Genus of moths

Mothonica
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Subfamily: Stenomatinae
Genus: Mothonica
Walsingham, 1912[1]

Mothonica is a genus of moths in the family Depressariidae.

Species

  • Mothonica cubana Duckworth, 1969
  • Mothonica fluminata (Meyrick, 1912)
  • Mothonica ocellea Forbes, 1930
  • Mothonica periapta Walsingham, 1912

Former species

  • Mothonica kimballi Duckworth, 1964

References

  • Duckworth, W.D., 1969: Bredin-Archbold-Smithsonian biological survey of Dominica: West Indian Stenomidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 4: 1-21. Full article: [1]

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