Protonyctia
| Protonyctia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Douglasiidae |
| Genus: | Protonyctia Meyrick, 1932 |
| Species: | P. originalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Protonyctia originalis Meyrick, 1932 | |
Protonyctia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Douglasiidae. Its only species, Protonyctia originalis, is found in Ecuador. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1932.[1]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Protonyctia originalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 12, 2018.