Toripalpus is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878, and was formerly considered synonymous to Jocara, but resurrected as valid taxon in 1993.[2][1]

Toripalpus
Toripalpus trabalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Epipaschiinae
Genus: Toripalpus
Grote, 1878
Type species
Toripalpus breviornatalis[1]
Grote, 1878

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b Solis, M. Alma (1993). "A Phylogenetic Analysis and Reclassification of the Genera of the Pococera Complex (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 101 (1): 1–83. ISSN 0028-7199. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Toripalpus breviornatalis – 5584". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi Entomological Museum, Mississippi State University. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Toripalpus trabalis – 5585". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi Entomological Museum, Mississippi State University. Retrieved 2 December 2024.