Bostra (moth)

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

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

Species

References

  1. "Bostra at funet". Nic.funet.fi. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  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.


Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bostra.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.