Eudiaphora

Eudiaphora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Eudiaphora
Dubatolov, 1990
Species:
E. turensis
Binomial name
Eudiaphora turensis
(Erschoff, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Spilosoma turensis Erschoff, 1874
  • Diaphora turensis maracandica Seitz, 1910
  • Diaphora afghanistanensis Daniel, 1966

Eudiaphora is a monotypic genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 1990. Its only species, Eudiaphora turensis, was first described by Nikolay Grigoryevich Erschoff in 1874. It is found in the mountains and deserts of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, western Mongolia, and China (Xinjiang).[1]

Species and subspecies

  • Eudiaphora turensis (Erschoff, 1874)
    • Eudiaphora turensis kopetdaghica Dubatolov, 2004
    • Eudiaphora turensis kuhitangica Dubatolov, 2004

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Eudiaphora Dubatolov, 1990". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  • Dubatolov, V. V., 2004: Review of the genus Eudiaphora Dubat. (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) with description of two new subspecies from Turkmenistan. Euroasian Entomological Journal 3 (2): 151–154, colour plate II, KMK Press: Novosibirsk-Moscow (in Russian).
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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