Volazaha is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Volazaha iridoplitis, is found on Madagascar. Both the genus and the species were first described by Pierre Viette in 1971.[1][2]
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Genus: | Volazaha Viette, 1971
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Species: | V. iridoplitis
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Volazaha iridoplitis Viette, 1971
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References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Volazaha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Volazaha Viette, 1971". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 3, 2020.