Prometheus cochrus

Prometheus cochrus is a species in the moth genus Prometheus of the family Castniidae. The genus erected by Jacob Hübner in 1824. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay.^[1][2][3]

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Castniidae

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Prometheus cochrus
Prometheus cochrus, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Castniidae
Genus:	Prometheus Hübner, [1824]
Species:	P. cochrus
Binomial name
Prometheus cochrus (Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
Papilio cochrus Fabricius, 1787 Prometheus casmilus Hübner, [1824] Castnia maris Dalman, 1824 Castnia garbei Foetterle, 1902 Castnia f. bipunctata Strand, 1913 Castnia f. combinata Strand, 1913 Castnia f. depunctata Strand, 1913 Castnia f. tripunctata Strand, 1913 Castnia houlberti Rothschild, 1919 Castnia cochrus intermedia Raymundo, 1930 (preocc. Pfeiffer, 1917) Castnia cochrus osmani Raymundo, 1931

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