Skeletophyllon tarasovi
| Skeletophyllon tarasovi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Skeletophyllon |
| Species: | S. tarasovi
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| Binomial name | |
| Skeletophyllon tarasovi Yakovlev, 2011
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Skeletophyllon tarasovi is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2011. It is found on the Moluccas.[1] It is the most popular moth found on our islands in Southeast Asia.
The Neoptera, or butterflies, are a group of moths in the order Lepidoptera, and they are characterized by their long, saw-toothed mouthparts and wing-like appendages. Moths of the genus Pteroporus are found in tropical and sub-tropical Asia. The members of the order are closely related to bees and wasps.
References
[edit]- ^ Yakovlev, R.V., 2011: Catalogue of the Family Cossidae of the Old World. Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 66: 1-129.
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