Apoprogones

Apoprogones
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sematuridae
Subfamily: Apoprogoninae
Genus: Apoprogones
Hampson, 1903
Species:
A. hesperistis
Binomial name
Apoprogones hesperistis
Hampson, 1903[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Genus
    • Oedimetopia Prout, 1916
  • Species
    • Oedimetopia jansei Prout, 1916[3]

Apoprogoninae is a monotypic subfamily of the moth family Sematuridae. Its single genus, Apoprogones, containing a single species, Apoprogones hesperistis, were both described by George Hampson in 1903.[1] It is known from Eswatini and South Africa.

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  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Apoprogones​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Oedimetopia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.