Biology:Paraphasis

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Short description: Monotypic genus of tortrix moths

Paraphasis
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Genus:
Paraphasis

Walsingham, 1907
Species:
P. perkinsi
Binomial name
Paraphasis perkinsi
Walsingham in Sharp, 1907

Paraphasis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Tortricidae described by Lord Walsingham in 1907.[1] Its only species, Paraphasis perkinsi, described by the same author in the same year, is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

See also

References

  1. Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W.. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogue.asp. Retrieved January 20, 2009. 

External links

  • Tortricidae.com
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7135651 entry