Moerbes

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Moerbes
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Moerbes

Dyar, 1914
Species:
M. dryopella
Binomial name
Moerbes dryopella
(Schaus, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Zophodia dryopellaSchaus, 1913

Moerbes is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. Its single species, Moerbes dryopella, was described by William Schaus in 1913, originally as Zophodia dryopella. It was subsequently moved under the genus Moerbes by Dyar. [1] It is found in Panama. [2]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Moerbes Dyar, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 18, 2017.