Pseudophaio
| Pseudophaio | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Pseudophaio Hampson, 1914 |
| Species: | P. rosenbergi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophaio rosenbergi (Rothschild, 1911) | |
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Pseudophaio is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by George Hampson in his 1914 Catalogue of the Amatidae and Arctiadae (Nolinae and Lithosianae) in the collection of the British Museum.[1] Its single species, Pseudophaio rosenbergi, was first described by Rothschild in 1911, in volume 18 of Novitates Zoologicae.[2] It is found in Ecuador.[3]
Its single species, Pseudophaio rosenbergi, was first described by Walter Rothschild (1868–1937) in 1911. Rothschild was a British zoologist who assembled one of the largest private natural history collections ever created.[4]
References
- ↑ "S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science". www.s2a3.org.za. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "Pseudophaio rosenbergi Rothschild, 1911". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pseudophaio Hampson, 1914". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ↑ "Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild".
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.