Megacaphys

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Megacaphys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Chrysauginae
Genus: Megacaphys
Hampson, 1916
Species:
M. titana
Binomial name
Megacaphys titana
(Schaus, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Caphys titana Schaus, 1904

Megacaphys is a monotypic snout moth genus containing the species Megacaphys titana.[1] It was described by William Schaus in 1904, originally under the genus Caphys, and was subsequently moved to Megacaphys by George Hampson in 1916. It is found in Mexico.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Megacaphys Hampson, 1916" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 11, 2017.


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