Asparus

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Asparus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Lithosiini
Genus: Asparus
Watson, 1980
Species:
A. bicolor
Binomial name
Asparus bicolor
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • SarapusWalker, 1855 (preocc.)
  • Sarapus bicolorWalker, 1855

Asparus is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains the single species Asparus bicolor, which is found in South Africa. [1]

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References

Citations
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Asparus bicolor (Walker, 1855)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
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