Phaeosphecia

Phaeosphecia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Phaeosphecia; Hampson, 1898
Species:	P. opaca
Binomial name
	Phaeosphecia opaca; (Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
	Myrmecopsis opaca Walker, 1856; Pseudsphex vespa Herrich-Schäffer, [1856];

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.[1][2]

References

Savela, Markku (September 14, 2015). "Phaeosphecia Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
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.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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