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    Pterocerota

    Topic: Biology

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    Short description: Genus of moths

    Pterocerota
    Scientific classification
    Kingdom:
    Animalia
    Phylum:
    Arthropoda
    Class:
    Insecta
    Order:
    Lepidoptera
    Family:
    Eupterotidae
    Genus:
    Pterocerota

    Hampson, 1905
    Species:
    P. virginea
    Binomial name
    Pterocerota virginea
    Hampson, 1905

    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

    1. ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Pterocerota virginea Hampson, 1905". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/PTERVIRG. Retrieved October 19, 2018. 
    2. ↑ 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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