Prometheus
| Number: | 24071.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Author: | Hübner | |
| Bhl Page: | http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43837#page/304/mode/2up | |
| Family: | Castniidae | |
| Genus: | Prometheus | |
| Journal: | Samml. exot. Schmett. | |
| Year: | 1824 | |
| Homonym Count: | 1.0 | |
| Page: | pl.[143] | |
| Ref Id: | 2858.0 | |
| Status: | Available name | |
| Subfamily: | Castniinae | |
| Superfamily: | Cossoidea | |
| Volume: | 2 | |
| Type Country: | BRAZIL | |
| Type Depository: | (? Depository) | |
| Type Locality: | [not stated] | |
| Types: | Type(s) | |
| Type Des: | by monotypy | |
| Type Sp Author: | Hübner | |
| Type Sp Bhl Page: | http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43837#page/304/mode/2up | |
| Type Sp Journal: | Samml. exot. Schmett. | |
| Type Sp Page: | pl.[143] | |
| Type Sp Volume: | 2 | |
| Type Sp Year: | 1824 | |
| Type Sp Ref Id: | 2858.0 | |
| Type Sp Genus: | Prometheus | |
| Type Sp: | casmilus | |
| Memo Links: | ['http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castniidae', 'http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127039', 'http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/search?searchTerm=PROMETHEUS'] | |
| Memo: | Hemming (1967) stated:- Hübner treated this as a genus of butterflies. It is however a Castniid moth. Fletcher & Nye (1982) stated:- P. casmilus is a junior subjective synonym of Papilio cochrus Fabricius, 1787, Mantissa Insect. 2: 25. |
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| License | Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike |
| Dataset | buttmoth |
| Dataset ID | f8bc9b9c-009a-4689-bd01-ed621095c457 |
| Resource | Butterflies and Moths of the World |
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