Biology:Irakia

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Short description: Genus of moths

Irakia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Phycitinae
Genus: Irakia
Amsel, 1955
Species:
I. simplicialis
Binomial name
Irakia simplicialis
(Rothschild, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Dattinia simplicialis Rothschild, 1921
  • Irakia pallens Amsel, 1955

Irakia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1955. Its only species, Irakia simplicialis, described by Walter Rothschild in 1921, is found in Iraq.[1][2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6066504 entry