Biology:Pterocerota
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Genus: | Pterocerota Hampson, 1905
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| Species: | P. virginea
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| Pterocerota virginea Hampson, 1905
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Pterocerota is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. Its single species, Pterocerota virginea, has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.[1] Both the genus and species were described by George Hampson in 1905.[2]
References
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Pterocerota virginea Hampson, 1905". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/PTERVIRG. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Pterocerota virginea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=48921.
Wikidata ☰ Q13477328 entry
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