Megacaphys
| Megacaphys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysauginae |
| Genus: | Megacaphys Hampson, 1916 |
| Species: | M. titana |
| Binomial name | |
| Megacaphys titana (Schaus, 1904) | |
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Megacaphys is a monotypic snout moth genus containing the species Megacaphys titana. It was described by William Schaus in 1904, originally under the genus Caphys, and was subsequently moved to Megacaphys by George Hampson in 1916. It is found in Mexico.
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Megacaphys Hampson, 1916" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 11, 2017.