Preptothauma

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Preptothauma
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Preptothauma

Draudt, 1931
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P. oxydiata
Binomial name
Preptothauma oxydiata
Draudt, 1931

Preptothauma is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. Its only species, Preptothauma oxydiata, is found in Colombia. Both the genus and species were described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1931. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Preptothauma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Preptothauma Draudt, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 13, 2017.