Bostra (moth)

Bostra
Bostra mesoleucalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Tribe: Pyralini
Genus: Bostra
Walker, 1863[1]
Type species
Bostra illusella
Walker, 1863 [2]
Synonyms
  • Therapne Ragonot, 1890

Bostra is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863[3] and is known from Europe, Africa, and Asia.

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Bostra Walker, 1863". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Bostra at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
  3. ^ Francis, Walker (1863). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum: Lepidoptera Heterocera. Trustees, British Museum. p. 123. Retrieved 28 November 2012.

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