Mimophobetron pyropsalis Hampson, 1904 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Mimophobetron pyropsalis Hampson, 1904

Mimophobetron pyropsalis Hampson, 1904

Mimophobetron is a monotypic Crambidae moth genus holding only the species Mimophobetron pyropsalis, found in parts of the Americas.

Family
Genus
Mimophobetron
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Mimophobetron pyropsalis Hampson, 1904

Mimophobetron is a monotypic moth genus in the family Crambidae. Eugene G. Munroe first described this genus in 1950. The genus contains only a single species: Mimophobetron pyropsalis, which George Hampson described in 1904. This species has been recorded in Central America, specifically Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Honduras, as well as in the Bahamas and the U.S. state of Florida.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Mimophobetron

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