Falcogona

Falcogona is a genus of moths of the family Endromidae. It contains only one species, Falcogona gryphea, which is found in Vietnam.

Falcogona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Endromidae
Genus: Falcogona
Zolotuhin, 2007
Species:
F. gryphea
Binomial name
Falcogona gryphea
Zolotuhin, 2007

Taxonomy

The genus was previously placed in the subfamily Prismostictinae of the Bombycidae family.[1]

References

  1. Zwick, Andreas; Regier, Jerome C.; Mitter, Charles; Cummings, Michael P. (2010-09-30). "Increased gene sampling yields robust support for higher-level clades within Bombycoidea (Lepidoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 36: 31–43. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2010.00543.x.


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