Bostra (moth)

Bostra
Bostra mesoleucalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Bostra
Walker, 1863[1]
Type species
Bostra illusella
Walker, 1863 [2]
Synonyms
  • Therapne Ragonot, 1890

Bostra is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Walker in 1863,[3] and is known from Ethiopia, Mozambique, India, and Turkey.

Species

References

  1. "Bostra at funet". Nic.funet.fi. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Bostra at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
  3. Francis, Walker (1863). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum: Lepidoptera heterocera. Trustees, British Museum. p. 123. Retrieved 28 November 2012.


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