Choeropais is a monotypic moth genus in the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Choeropais jucunda, is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zaire.[1] Both the genus and species were first described by Karl Jordan, the genus in 1913 and the species nine years earlier in 1904.[2][3][4]
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| Genus: | Choeropais |
| Species: | C. jucunda
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| Choeropais jucunda (Jordan, 1904)
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References
edit- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Choeropais jucunda (Jordan, 1904)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Choeropais". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (September 22, 2019). "Choeropais Jordan in Seitz, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Choeropais Jordan, 1913". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
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