Eudiaphora

Eudiaphora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Eudiaphora
Dubatolov, 1990
Species: E. turensis
Binomial name
Eudiaphora turensis
(Erschoff, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Spilosoma turensis Erschoff, 1874
  • Diaphora turensis maracandica Seitz, 1910
  • Diaphora afghanistanensis Daniel, 1966

Eudiaphora is a monotypic genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus includes only one species, Eudiaphora turensis, which is found in the mountains and deserts of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, western Mongolia, and China (Xinjiang).[1]

Species and subspecies

  • Eudiaphora turensis (Erschoff, 1874)
    • Eudiaphora turensis kopetdaghica Dubatolov, 2004
    • Eudiaphora turensis kuhitangica Dubatolov, 2004

References

  • Dubatolov, V.V., 2004: Review of the genus Eudiaphora Dubat. (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) with description of two new subspecies from Turkmenistan. Euroasian Entomological Journal 3 (2): 151-154, colour plate II, KMK Press: Novosibirsk-Moscow (in Russian).
  • Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog


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