Voousia
Species of moth
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Voousia punctifer is a moth in the family Cossidae, and the only species in the genus Voousia. It is found on Grenada, Dominica, St. Lucia and St. Vincent.
| Voousia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Subfamily: | Zeuzerinae |
| Genus: | Voousia Schoorl, 1990 |
| Species: | V. punctifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Voousia punctifer (Hampson, 1898) | |
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Etymology
The genus is named in honour of Prof. Dr. K . H . Voous.[1]