Caroga costalis is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Caroga of the family Erebidae. It is found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Both the genus and the species were first described by William Schaus in 1906.[1][2]
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Genus: | Caroga Schaus, 1906
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Species: | C. costalis
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Caroga costalis Schaus, 1906
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References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Caroga costalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Caroga Schaus, 1906". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved May 29, 2020.