Psaphis (moth)

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Psaphis
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Psaphis euschemoides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Subfamily: Chalcosiinae
Genus: Psaphis
Walker, 1854 [1]
Type species
Psaphis camadeva
Walker, 1854

Psaphis is a genus of moths in the family Zygaenidae first described by Francis Walker in 1854. [1] [2] It is found in Southeast Asia and Australasia. [3]

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Species

The Catalogue of Life [3] lists the following species, some of which appear to be synonyms: [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Walker (1854) List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 2.
  2. "PSAPHIS - Butterflies and Moths of the World". www.nhm.ac.uk. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 GBIF: Psaphis Walker, 1854
  5. Butterflies and Moths of the World (BMNH): Psaphis Walker, 1854