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Genus of moths For people with the surname, see Paquetá (surname).

Paqueta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Lymantriinae
Tribe: Lymantriini
Genus: Paqueta
Dall'Asta, 1981
Species: P. sankuruensis
Binomial name
Paqueta sankuruensis
Dall'Asta, 1981

Paqueta is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae. Its only species, Paqueta sankuruensis, is found in Zaire. Both the genus and the species were first described by Ugo Dall'Asta in 1981.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (May 13, 2011). "Paqueta Dall'Asta, 1981". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Paqueta Dall'Asta, 1981". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Paqueta
Paqueta sankuruensis


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