Biology:Prometheus (genus)

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Prometheus
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Prometheus

Hübner, [1824][1]
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