Prodidactis
Prodidactis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Prodidactidae |
Genus: | Prodidactis |
Species: | P. mystica |
Binomial name | |
Prodidactis mystica Meyrick, 1918 | |
Prodidactis mystica is an enigmatic Pyraloidea-like moth from southern Africa which has been placed in its own family, Prodidactidae and which belongs in the lepidopteran group Apoditrysia.[1] Its closest relative amongst this large group of Lepidoptera is not known. The larval food plant is Nuxia congesta (Stilbaceae).[2]
References
- ↑ "Apoditrysia". Tree of Life Web Project.
- ↑ Marc E. Epstein & John W. Brown (2003). "Early stages of the enigmatic Prodidactis mystica (Meyrick) with comments on its new family assignment (Lepidoptera: Prodidactidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 247: 1–16.
External links
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Prodidactis mystica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
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