''Pfitzneriana'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Hepialidae
The Hepialidae are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths.
Taxonomy and systematics
The Hepialidae constitute by far the most diverse group of the infraorder Exop ...
. There are four described species, all found in
South America
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.
Species
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Pfitzneriana allura
''Pfitzneriana'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are four described species, all found in South America.
Species
*''Pfitzneriana allura'' - Bolivia
*''Pfitzneriana olivescens'' - Colombia
*''Pfitzneriana prosopus'' - Colombia ...
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Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
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Pfitzneriana olivescens
''Pfitzneriana olivescens'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in Colombia and Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diver ...
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Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
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Pfitzneriana prosopus
''Pfitzneriana prosopus'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1901. It is found in Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular r ...
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Pfitzneriana volgi
''Pfitzneriana vogli'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and ...
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Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
External links
Hepialidae genera
Hepialidae
Taxa named by Pierre Viette
Exoporia genera
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