Saccharophagos

Saccharophagos is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Saccharophagos mochisa, is found in Mexico. Both the genus and species were first described by William Schaus in 1923.[1][2][3]

Saccharophagos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Calpinae
Genus:
Saccharophagos

Schaus, 1923
Species:
S. mochisa
Binomial name
Saccharophagos mochisa
(Schaus, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Sacchariphagos mochisa Schaus, 1923

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Saccharophagos". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (August 24, 2019). "Saccharophagos Schaus, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Saccharophagos Schaus, 1923". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 28, 2020.


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