Alophia (moth)

Alophia (moth)
Alophia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Alophia
Ragonot, 1893[1]
Species: A. combustella
Binomial name
Alophia combustella
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Pempelia combustella Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
  • Oncocera combustella

Alophia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot, in 1893, and contains the species Alophia combustella.[1] It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and southern Russia.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  2. ^ "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442308. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
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