Westia

Short description: Genus of moths

Westia

Scientific classification
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D. S. Fletcher, 1982

Synonyms

* Porthetes West, 1932 (preocc.) Schoenherr, 1838

Westia is a genus of moths in the family Psychidae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1982.[1]

## Species

* Westia cyrtozona (West, 1932)
* Westia nigrobasalis Sobczyk, 2009
* Westia permagna Sobczyk, 2009

## References

1. ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Westia Fletcher & Nye, 1982". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=30499.0. Retrieved October 11, 2020.

* Sobczyk, T. 2009: Beiträge zur Kenntnis der orientalischen Psychidae (Lepidoptera) II. Revision der Degia-Gattungsgruppe sowie der Gattung Westia (Typhoniinae Lederer, 1853) mit der Beschreibung neuer Gattungen und Arten. Entomofauna 30: 365–436. Full article: [1].
* Sobczyk, T., 2011: World Catalogue of Insects Volume 10 Psychidae (Lepidoptera): 1–467.

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