Bostra (moth)

Bostra is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863[3] and is known from Ethiopia, Mozambique, India, and Turkey.

Bostra
Bostra mesoleucalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Tribe: Pyralini
Genus: Bostra
Walker, 1863[1]
Type species
Bostra illusella
Walker, 1863 [2]
Synonyms
  • Therapne Ragonot, 1890

Species

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Bostra Walker, 1863". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. Bostra at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
  3. Francis, Walker (1863). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum: Lepidoptera Heterocera. Trustees, British Museum. p. 123. Retrieved 28 November 2012.


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