''Prorocopis'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...
. The genus was erected by
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854 – 31 March 1938) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics.
Life and work
Ed ...
in 1897. All the species in the genus are known from Australia.
Species
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Prorocopis acroleuca''
Turner, 1929 Queensland
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Prorocopis eulopha''
(Lower, 1903) New South Wales
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Prorocopis euxantha''
Lower, 1902 Queensland
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Prorocopis leucocrossa''
Lower, 1903 New South Wales
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Prorocopis melanochorda''
Meyrick, 1897 Western Australia
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Prorocopis stenota''
Lower, 1903 Queensland, New South Wales
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Prorocopis transversilinea''
(Turner, 1941) Queensland
References
Calpinae
Moth genera
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