Saccharophagos
| Saccharophagos | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Calpinae |
| Genus: | Schaus, 1923 |
| Species: | S. mochisa
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| Binomial name | |
| Saccharophagos mochisa (Schaus, 1923)
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Saccharophagos is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Saccharophagos mochisa, is found in Mexico. Both the genus and species were first described by William Schaus in 1923.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Saccharophagos". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 24, 2019). "Saccharophagos Schaus, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Saccharophagos Schaus, 1923". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 28, 2020.