Mimophobetron

Mimophobetron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Genus: Mimophobetron
Munroe, 1950
Species:
M. pyropsalis
Binomial name
Mimophobetron pyropsalis
(Hampson, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta pyropsalis Hampson, 1904
  • Pyrausta liopasialis Dyar, 1914
  • Pyrausta rhodope Hampson, 1913
  • Pyrausta rhodope ab. rhodopides Strand, 1917

Mimophobetron is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1950. It contains only one species, Mimophobetron pyropsalis, described by George Hampson in 1904, which is found in Central America (Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Honduras), the Bahamas and Florida.

References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mimophobetron Munroe, 1950". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  3. ↑ BOLD Systems
  4. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Mimophobetron Munroe, 1950". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ "801360.00 – 5237 – Mimophobetron pyropsalis – (Hampson, 1904)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 30, 2018.