Biology:Prometheus cochrus

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Short description: Species of moth

Prometheus cochrus
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 cochrus is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Prometheus of the family Castniidae. The genus erected by Jacob Hübner in 1824. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (June 6, 2013). "Prometheus Hübner, [1824"]. https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/castniidae/castniinae/prometheus/. Retrieved June 13, 2020. 
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Prometheus cochrus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=78249. 
  3. ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). Prometheus Hübner, 1824. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=24071.0. Retrieved June 13, 2020. 

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