Geropaschia

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Geropaschia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Epipaschiinae
Genus: Geropaschia
Hampson, 1917
Species:
G. grisealis
Binomial name
Geropaschia grisealis
(Hampson, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Genus:
    • AraeopaschiaHampson, 1916
  • Species:
    • Araeopaschia grisealisHampson, 1916

Geropaschia is a monotypic snout moth genus. [1] Its only species, Geropaschia grisealis, is found in Brazil. The genus was described by George Hampson in 1917Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Geropaschia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 26, 2018. and the species had been described by the same author one year earlier. [2]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Geropaschia grisealis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 4, 2018.