Choeropais

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Choeropais
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Choeropais

Jordan in Seitz, 1913
Species:
C. jucunda
Binomial name
Choeropais jucunda
(Jordan, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Pseudospiris jucundaJordan, 1904

Choeropais is a monotypic moth genus in the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Choeropais jucunda, is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zaire. [1] Both the genus and species were first described by Karl Jordan, the genus in 1913 and the species nine years earlier in 1904. [2] [3] [4]

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References

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