Dinometa maputuana

Dinometa maputuana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Subfamily: Lasiocampinae
Genus: Dinometa
Species: D. maputuana
Binomial name
Dinometa maputuana
(Wichgraf, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Gastroplakaeis maputuana Wichgraf 1906

Dinometa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Lasiocampidae erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1927. Its only species, Dinometa maputuana, described by Wichgraf in 1906, is found in Mozambique,[1] South Africa and Tanzania.[2][3]

References

  1. (in German) Wichgraf, F. (1913). "Eine neue äthiopische Limacodidae und anderes". Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift, Guben 7:13–14
  2. "Taxonomy Browser: Dinometa maputuana". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Dinometa maputuana (Wichgraf, 1906)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
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