Birinus is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its only species, Birinus russeolus, is found in Guyana. Both the genus and species were described by Carl Heinrich in 1956.[2]

Birinus russeolus
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Birinus

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B. russeolus
Binomial name
Birinus russeolus
Heinrich, 1956

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Birinus russeolus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2018.