Rhinobombyx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Lasiocampidae erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1879.[1][2][3] Its single species, Rhinobombyx cuneata, described by the same author in the same year,[4] is found in what is now Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and in what was at the time of description German East Africa.[5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Genus: | Rhinobombyx Aurivillius, 1879 |
| Species: | R. cuneata |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinobombyx cuneata Aurivillius, 1879 | |
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References
edit- ↑ "Genus Rhinobombyx • 1 living spp"". Catalogue of Life. September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ↑ "3 definitions found for Rhinobombyx". Nomen.at - Animals and Plants. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ↑ "Rhinobombyx Aurivillius, 1879". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ↑ "Rhinobombyx cuneata Aurivillius, 1879". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Rhinobombyx cuneata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
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