Irakia

Irakia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Irakia
Amsel, 1955
Species: I. simplicialis
Binomial name
Irakia simplicialis
(Rothschild, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Dattinia simplicialis Rothschild, 1921
  • Irakia pallens Amsel, 1955

Irakia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1955. Its only species, Irakia simplicialis, described by Lord Rothschild in 1921, is found in Iraq.[1][2]

References

  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). "Irakia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.


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