Eudocima procus

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Eudocima procus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Eudocima
Species:
E. procus
Binomial name
Eudocima procus
Cramer, 1777
Synonyms [1]
  • Phalaena procusCramer, 1777
  • Ophideres columbinaGuenée in Boisduval & Guenée 1852
  • Ophideres scabellumGuenée in Boisduval & Guenée 1852

Eudocima procus is a moth of the family Erebidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.

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Distribution

This species should be present in Suriname, Colombia, [2] Peru, Brazil [3] and Paraguay. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Insecta.pro
  2. Savela, Markku. "Eudocima Billberg, 1820". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  3. Bold System
  4. Fauna Paraguay
  5. Paraguay Biodiversidad