Eurhophaea is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1961. Its only species, Eurhophaea hyrcanella, is found in Iran.[2]

Eurhophaea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Eurhophaea
Amsel, 1961[1]
Species:
E. hyrcanella
Binomial name
Eurhophaea hyrcanella
(Amsel, 1954)
Synonyms
  • Eurhodope hyrcanella Amsel, 1954

Taxonomy

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The species was described as a subspecies of Eurhodope flavella. It was later raised to specific rank.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Eurhophaea hyrcanella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "Butterflies and Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-species". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2012-01-17.