Prometheus cochrus is a species in the moth genus Prometheus of the family Castniidae. The genus erected by Jacob Hübner in 1824. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay.[1][2][3]
| Prometheus cochrus | |
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| Prometheus cochrus, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Castniidae |
| Genus: | Prometheus Hübner, [1824] |
| Species: | P. cochrus
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| Binomial name | |
| Prometheus cochrus (Fabricius, 1787)
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References
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Wikispecies has information related to Prometheus.
- ^ Savela, Markku (June 6, 2013). "Prometheus Hübner, [1824]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Prometheus cochrus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Prometheus Hübner, 1824". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
External links
edit- Citizen science observations for Prometheus cochrus at iNaturalist
Media related to Prometheus cochrus at Wikimedia Commons
