Schausiana
| Schausiana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Schausiana Viette, 1950 |
| Species: | S. trojesa |
| Binomial name | |
| Schausiana trojesa (Schaus, 1901)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Schausiana is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae. The only described species is S. trojesa, which is endemic to Mexico.
The wingspan is about 70 mm. The forewings are grey, covered with minute black striae edged with light brown. The hindwings are greyish brown with light brown hairs at the base. Some of the veins on the outer margin are light brown.[2]
References
- ↑ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282.
- ↑ New Species of Heterocera from Tropical America. II
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