Brypoctia

Brypoctia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae. Its only species, Brypoctia strigifer, is found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala and Colombia.[1]

Brypoctia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Brypoctia

Schoorl, 1960
Species:
B. strigifer
Binomial name
Brypoctia strigifer
(Dyar, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Xyleutes strigifer Dyar, 1910
  • Morpheis strigifer

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


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