Psaphis (moth)

Psaphis is a genus of moths in the family Zygaenidae first described by Francis Walker in 1854.[1][2] It is found in Southeast Asia and Australasia.[3]

Psaphis
Psaphis euschemoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Subfamily: Chalcosiinae
Genus: Psaphis
Walker, 1854[1]
Type species
Psaphis camadeva
Walker, 1854

Species

The Catalogue of Life[3] lists the following species, some of which appear to be synonyms:[4]

  • Psaphis albivitta Rothschild, 1900
  • Psaphis borneensis
  • Psaphis camadeva Walker, 1854 - type species[5] (synonym Psaphis natunensis Rothschild, 1896)[4]
  • Psaphis celebensis
  • Psaphis euschemoides Moore, 1865
  • Psaphis gloriosus
  • Psaphis javana
  • Psaphis javanicus
  • Psaphis leonina (Butler, 1879)[4]
  • Psaphis resumpta
  • Psaphis rothschildi Joicey & Talbot, 1922[4]
  • Psaphis scotais
  • Psaphis semiplena

References
  1. Walker (1854) List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 2.
  2. "PSAPHIS - Butterflies and Moths of the World". www.nhm.ac.uk. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. GBIF: Psaphis Walker, 1854
  5. Butterflies and Moths of the World (BMNH): Psaphis Walker, 1854
  • Media related to Psaphis at Wikimedia Commons
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