Pterocerota

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Pterocerota
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Pterocerota

Hampson, 1905
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P. virginea
Binomial name
Pterocerota virginea
Hampson, 1905

Pterocerota is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. Its single species, Pterocerota virginea, has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.[1] Both the genus and species were described by George Hampson in 1905.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Pterocerota virginea Hampson, 1905". Afromoths. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterocerota virginea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.