Platyscia | |
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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
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Platyscia mesoscia Hampson, 1926". Afromoths. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- 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.
- Savela, Markku (March 12, 2020). "Platyscia Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- 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 | |
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Platyscia | |
Platyscia mesoscia |
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