Alophia (moth)

Alophia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Alophia
Ragonot, 1893[1]
Species: A. combustella
Binomial name
Alophia combustella
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Pempelia combustella Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
  • Oncocera combustella

Alophia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot, in 1893, and contains the species Alophia combustella.[1] It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and southern Russia.[2]

Taxonomy

The genus is sometimes listed as a subgenus of Oncocera.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  3. Oncocera at funet
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