Parascaeas

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Parascaeas
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Subfamily: Stenomatinae
Genus: Parascaeas
Meyrick, 1936
Species:
P. uranophanes
Binomial name
Parascaeas uranophanes
(Meyrick, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Stenoma uranophanesMeyrick, 1931
  • Parascaeas cyanolampraMeyrick, 1936

Parascaeas is a monotypic moth genus in the family Depressariidae. Its only species, Parascaeas uranophanes, is found in Panama and Colombia. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick, the genus in 1936 and the species five years earlier in 1931. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 8, 2015). "Parascaeas Meyrick, 1936". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.