Biology:Prometheus (genus)

Prometheus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Castniidae
Genus:	Prometheus Hübner, [1824]
Species:	P. cochrus
Binomial name
Prometheus cochrus (Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
Papilio cochrus Fabricius, 1787 Prometheus casmilus Hübner, [1824] Castnia maris Dalman, 1824 Castnia garbei Foetterle, 1902 Castnia f. bipunctata Strand, 1913 Castnia f. combinata Strand, 1913 Castnia f. depunctata Strand, 1913 Castnia f. tripunctata Strand, 1913 Castnia houlberti Rothschild, 1919 Castnia cochrus intermedia Raymundo, 1930 (preocc. Pfeiffer, 1917) Castnia cochrus osmani Raymundo, 1931

Prometheus is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae containing only one species, Prometheus cochrus, which is found in Brazil and Paraguay.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2570476 entry