Paralophonotus auroguttata

Paralophonotus auroguttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Paralophonotus
Schoorl, 1990
Species: P. auroguttata
Binomial name
Paralophonotus auroguttata
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Zeuzera auroguttata Herrich-Schaffer, 1854

Paralophonotus auroguttata is a moth in the Cossidae family, and the only species in the genus Paralophonotus. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone.[1]

Etymology

The genus name is derived from Greek para (meaning near) plus the genus-name Eulophonotus minus eu.[2]

References

  1. Afro Moths
  2. Schoorl, J.W. 1990: A phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 263: 1-295. PDF
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