Mimophobetron

Mimophobetron is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1950.[2] It contains only one species, Mimophobetron pyropsalis, described by George Hampson in 1904, which is found in Central America (Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico,[3] Honduras), the Bahamas[4] and Florida.[5]

Mimophobetron
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Mimophobetron Munroe, 1950[1]
Species:	M. pyropsalis
Binomial name
Mimophobetron pyropsalis (Hampson, 1904)
Synonyms
Pyrausta pyropsalis Hampson, 1904 Pyrausta liopasialis Dyar, 1914 Pyrausta rhodope Hampson, 1913 Pyrausta rhodope ab. rhodopides Strand, 1917

References

1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
2. Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mimophobetron Munroe, 1950". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
3. BOLD Systems
4. Savela, Markku. "Mimophobetron Munroe, 1950". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
5. "801360.00 – 5237 – Mimophobetron pyropsalis – (Hampson, 1904)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 30, 2018.