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Trauaxa

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Trauaxa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Hypeninae
Genus: Trauaxa
Walker, [1866]
Species:
T. obliqualis
Binomial name
Trauaxa obliqualis
Walker, [1866]

Trauaxa is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Trauaxa obliqualis, is found in Mexico, Panama, Honduras and the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (March 4, 2012). "Trauaxa Walker, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Trauaxa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Trauaxa Walker, 1866". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 11, 2020.