Prophalonia

Prophalonia is an extinct genus of moths in the family Incurvariidae. It was described by Rebel in 1936, and contained the species P. acutitarsella and P. gigas.[1] P. acutitarsellus was later transferred to Adelites.

Prophalonia
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Prophalonia

Rebel, 1936
Species:
P. gigas
Binomial name
Prophalonia gigas
Rebel, 1936

Taxonomy

Prophalonia was established in the Tortricidae and later transferred to the Tineoidea.[2] It was included in the Incurvariidae by F. M. Carpenter in 1992.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Prophalonia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. Butterflies and Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-species
  3. Paleobiology Database Archived 2012-12-10 at Archive.today


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