Zaevius is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Zaevius calocore, is found in French Guiana, Guyana and Venezuela. Both the genus and species were first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1910.[1][2]

Zaevius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Zaevius
Dyar, 1910
Species:
Z. calocore
Binomial name
Zaevius calocore
Dyar, 1910

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Zaevius Dyar, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Zaevius calocore Dyar, 1910". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 16, 2019.