Psaphis (moth)

Psaphis
Psaphis euschemoides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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]}

Distribution

It is found in Southeast Asia and Australasia. ^[3]

Species

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

• Psaphis albivitta Rothschild, 1900
• Psaphis borneensis
• Psaphis camadeva Walker, 1854 - type species ^[5] (synonym Psaphis natunensis Rothschild, 1896) ^[4]
• Psaphis celebensis
• Psaphis euschemoides Moore, 1865
• Psaphis gloriosus
• Psaphis javana
• Psaphis javanicus
• Psaphis leonina (Butler, 1879) ^[4]
• Psaphis resumpta
• Psaphis rothschildi Joicey & Talbot, 1922 ^[4]
• Psaphis scotais
• Psaphis semiplena

References

1. 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. 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. GBIF: Psaphis Walker, 1854
5. Butterflies and Moths of the World (BMNH): Psaphis Walker, 1854

External links

• Media related to Psaphis at Wikimedia Commons