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Genus of moths
Phaeosphecia
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Phaeosphecia
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P. opaca
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Binomial name
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Phaeosphecia opaca
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Synonyms
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- Myrmecopsis opaca Walker, 1856
- Pseudsphex vespa Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]
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Phaeosphecia is a
monotypic moth genus in the subfamily
Arctiinae erected by
George Hampson in 1856. Its single species, Phaeosphecia opaca, described by
Francis Walker in 1856, is found in
Pará, Brazil.
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References
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^ Savela, Markku (September 14, 2015).
"Phaeosphecia Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
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^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003).
"Phaeosphecia".
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index.
Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 15, 2019.