''Mapeta cynosura'' is a species of
snout moth in the genus ''
Mapeta
''Mapeta'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Pyralidae.
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as t ...
''.
It was described by
Herbert Druce in 1895, and is known from
Mexico
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(including
Cuernavaca,
Morelos
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, the type location).
References
Moths described in 1895
Pyralinae
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