Voousia

Voousia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Voousia; Schoorl, 1990
Species:	V. punctifer
Binomial name
	Voousia punctifer; (Hampson, 1898)
Synonyms
	Duomitus punctifer Hampson, 1898; Xyleutes punctifer;

Voousia punctifer is a moth in the family Cossidae, and the only species in the genus Voousia. It is found on Grenada, Dominica, St. Lucia and St. Vincent.

Etymology

The genus is named in honour of Prof. Dr. K . H . Voous.^[1]

^ Schoorl, J.W. 1990: A phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 263: 1-295. PDF

This article relating to the moth subfamily Zeuzerinae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.