Pococera cyrilla

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Pococera cyrilla
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Pococera
Species:
P. cyrilla
Binomial name
Pococera cyrilla
(Schaus, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Tetralopha cyrillaSchaus, 1922
  • Dasyvesica cyrilla

Pococera cyrilla is a species of snout moth in the genus Pococera . The species was first described by William Schaus in 1922. [1] It is found in Cuba. [2]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2019). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pococera cyrilla". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved December 16, 2011.