Praemastus minerva

Praemastus minerva is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1891. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia[1][2] and Peru.

Praemastus minerva
Praemastus minerva minerva
Praemastus minerva watkinsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Praemastus
Species:
P. minerva
Binomial name
Praemastus minerva
(Dognin, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Phaegoptera minerva Dognin, 1891
  • Amastus minerva
  • Hemihyalea minerva
  • Pseudohemihyalea minerva
  • Amastus watkinsi Rothschild, 1916
  • Hemihyalea watkinsi

Subspecies
  • Praemastus minerva minerva
  • Praemastus minerva watkinsi (Rothschild, 1916) (Peru)

References
  1. Hemihyalea Archived 2014-03-10 at the Wayback Machine at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Praemastus minerva". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.


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