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Westia

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Westia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Westia
D. S. Fletcher, 1982
Synonyms
  • Porthetes West, 1932 (preocc.) Schoenherr, 1838

Westia is a genus of moths in the family Psychidae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1982.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Westia Fletcher & Nye, 1982". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  • Sobczyk, T. 2009: Beiträge zur Kenntnis der orientalischen Psychidae (Lepidoptera) II. Revision der Degia-Gattungsgruppe sowie der Gattung Westia (Typhoniinae Lederer, 1853) mit der Beschreibung neuer Gattungen und Arten. Entomofauna 30: 365–436. Full article: [1].
  • Sobczyk, T., 2011: World Catalogue of Insects Volume 10 Psychidae (Lepidoptera): 1–467.