Mimophobetron

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Mimophobetron
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Mimophobetron

Munroe, 1950 [1]
Species:
M. pyropsalis
Binomial name
Mimophobetron pyropsalis
(Hampson, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta pyropsalisHampson, 1904
  • Pyrausta liopasialisDyar, 1914
  • Pyrausta rhodopeHampson, 1913
  • Pyrausta rhodope ab. rhodopidesStrand, 1917

Mimophobetron is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1950. [2] It contains only one species, Mimophobetron pyropsalis, described by George Hampson in 1904, which is found in Central America (Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, [3] Honduras), the Bahamas [4] and Florida. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mimophobetron Munroe, 1950". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  3. ↑ BOLD Systems
  4. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Mimophobetron Munroe, 1950". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ "801360.00 – 5237 – Mimophobetron pyropsalis – (Hampson, 1904)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 30, 2018.


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