Urota
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Genus: | Urota Westwood, 1849
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Species: | U. sinope
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Urota sinope Westwood, 1849
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Urota is a monotypic moth genus in the family Saturniidae erected by John O. Westwood in 1849. Its single species, Urota sinope, was described by the same author in the same year.[1] It was described from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Urota Westwood, 1849". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 15, 2018.