Protonyctia
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Genus: | Protonyctia Meyrick, 1932
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Species: | P. originalis
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Protonyctia originalis Meyrick, 1932
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Protonyctia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Douglasiidae. Its only species, Protonyctia originalis, is found in Ecuador. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1932.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Protonyctia originalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 12, 2018.