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Lapara
Genus
Lapara
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily
Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)
Family
Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)
Subfamily
Sphinginae
Tribe
Sphingini
Genus
Lapara
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Lapara
Walker
, 1856
Explanation of Names
Lapar-
(
laparo
) is Greek, meaning "loins, flank" or "loose" (Internet searches)
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1
)
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Numbers
Nearctica.com
lists three species in genus for North America.
Print References
Borror, entry for
lapar
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1
)
Works Cited
1.
Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
Contributed by
Cotinis
on 3 June, 2004 - 11:27am
Last updated 22 August, 2009 - 8:04am