Megasis hyrcanella

Megasis hyrcanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Megasis[1]
Species: M. hyrcanella
Binomial name
Megasis hyrcanella
Ragonot, 1893

Megasis hyrcanella is a species of snout moth in the genus Megasis. It was described by Ragonot in 1893, and is known from Iran. The species epithet is derived from Hyrcania, a satrapy which previously existed within present-day Iran.

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.


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