Coscaga

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Coscaga
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Coscaga
Schaus, 1906
Species:
C. picatalis
Binomial name
Coscaga picatalis
(Schaus, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Aristaria picatalisSchaus, 1906
  • Coscaga angulataSchaus, 1906

Coscaga is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Coscaga picatalis, is found in Mexico. Both the genus and the species were first described by William Schaus in 1906. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (February 8, 2012). "Coscaga Schaus, 1906". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Coscaga Schaus, 1906". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Coscaga". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved February 3, 2020.