Megacaphys

Megacaphys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Megacaphys; Hampson, 1916
Species:	M. titana
Binomial name
	Megacaphys titana; (Schaus, 1904)
Synonyms
	Caphys titana Schaus, 1904;

Megacaphys is a monotypic snout moth genus containing the species Megacaphys titana.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

[2] "Megacaphys Hampson, 1916" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

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