Biology:Eurhophaea

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Short description: Genus of moths

Eurhophaea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Eurhophaea
Amsel, 1961[1]
Species:
E. hyrcanella
Binomial name
Eurhophaea hyrcanella
(Amsel, 1954)
Synonyms
  • Eurhodope hyrcanella Amsel, 1954

Eurhophaea is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1961. Its only species, Eurhophaea hyrcanella, is found in Iran.[2]

Taxonomy

The species was described as a subspecies of Eurhodope flavella. It was later raised to specific rank.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5411319 entry