Somabrachys zion

Somabrachys zion
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Somabrachyidae
Genus:	Somabrachys
Species:	S. zion
Binomial name
	Somabrachys zion; Hopp, 1922

Last updated August 10, 2019

Somabrachys zion is a moth in the family Somabrachyidae.^[1] It was described by Walter Hopp in 1922.

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

The Somabrachyidae are a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera.

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Somabrachys zion". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 14, 2018.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Somabrachys zion". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 14, 2018.