Psychonoctua personalis

Psychonoctua personalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Psychonoctua
Species: P. personalis
Binomial name
Psychonoctua personalis
Grote, 1865
Synonyms
  • Xyleutes personalis
  • Duomitus jamaicensis Schaus, 1901
  • Psychonoctua lillianae Lindsey, 1926
  • Xyleutes muricolora Dyar, 1937

Psychonoctua personalis is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865. It is found on Cuba,[1] Jamaica,[2] Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.

Subspecies

  • Psychonoctua personalis personalis
  • Psychonoctua personalis jamaicensis (Schaus, 1901) (Jamaica)
  • Psychonoctua personalis lillianae Lindsey, 1926 (Antigua)
  • Psychonoctua personalis muricolora (Dyar, 1937) (Puerto Rico)

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Xyleutes personalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. Moths of Jamaica
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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