Postemmalocera

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Postemmalocera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Tribe: Anerastiini
Genus: Postemmalocera
Amsel, 1955
Species:
P. palaearctella
Binomial name
Postemmalocera palaearctella
(Turati, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Emmalocera palaearctellaTurati, 1917

Postemmalocera is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1955. Its only species, Postemmalocera palaearctella, described by E. Turati, [1] is found in Italy and on Sicily and Malta. [2]

Illustrations accompanying original description Postemmalocera palaearctella.JPG
Illustrations accompanying original description

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  2. Fauna Europaea [ dead link ]