Megacaphys
| Megacaphys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysauginae |
| Genus: | Hampson, 1916 |
| Species: | M. titana
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| Binomial name | |
| Megacaphys titana (Schaus, 1904)
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Megacaphys is a monotypic snout moth genus containing the species Megacaphys titana.[1] It was described by William Schaus in 1904, originally under the genus Caphys, and was subsequently moved to Megacaphys by George Hampson in 1916. It is found in Mexico.[2]
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ "Megacaphys Hampson, 1916" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 11, 2017.