Parajana lamani

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Parajana lamani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Parajana
Species:
P. lamani
Binomial name
Parajana lamani

Parajana lamani is a moth in the family Eupterotidae described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1906. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index has Parajana gabunica listed as a synonym of this species. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kongo Central, Orientale) and Togo. [2]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Eupterotidae family of insects

Eupterotidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera with more than 300 described species.

Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius Swedish entomologist

Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius was a Swedish entomologist.

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Parajana gabunica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Parajana lamani Aurivillius, 1906". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.


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