Eurhophaea

Eurhophaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Eurhophaea
Amsel, 1961[1]
Species: E. hyrcanella
Binomial name
Eurhophaea hyrcanella
(Amsel, 1954)
Synonyms
  • Eurhodope hyrcanella Amsel, 1954

Eurhophaea is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Amsel in 1961, and contains the species E. hyrcanella. It is found in Iran.[2]

Taxonomy

The species was described as a subspecies of Eurhodope flavella. It was later raised to specific rank.[3]

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. "LepIndex". Nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  3. "Butterflies and Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-species". Nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-17.


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