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Platyscia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Platyscia
Hampson, 1926
Species: P. mesoscia
Binomial name
Platyscia mesoscia
Hampson, 1926

Platyscia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Platyscia mesoscia, is found in Ghana. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1926.

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Platyscia mesoscia Hampson, 1926". Afromoths. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Platyscia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. Savela, Markku (March 12, 2020). "Platyscia Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Platyscia Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Platyscia
Platyscia mesoscia


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