Neocaphys is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its only species, Neocaphys purpuralis, was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1956. It is found in Venezuela.[1][2][3]
| Neocaphys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysauginae |
| Genus: | Neocaphys Amsel, 1956 |
| Species: | N. purpuralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neocaphys purpuralis Amsel, 1956 | |
References
edit- ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Neocaphys purpuralis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Neocaphys Amsel, 1956" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 12, 2017.