Voousia
Species of moth
| Voousia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Voousia Schoorl, 1990 |
| Species: | V. punctifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Voousia punctifer (Hampson, 1898) | |
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Voousia punctifer is a moth in the family Cossidae, and the only species in the genus Voousia. It is found on Grenada, Dominica, St. Lucia and St. Vincent.
Etymology
The genus is named in honour of Prof. Dr. K . H . Voous.[1]
References
- ^ Schoorl, J.W. 1990: A phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 263: 1-295. PDF
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
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