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Genus Lapara

Moth - Lapara coniferarum Lapara coniferarum Green striped CAT - Lapara bombycoides Lapara coniferarum - male Lapara coniferarum Lapara bombycoides Lapara bombycoides Lapara? - 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) (1).
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists three species in genus for North America.
Print References
Borror, entry for lapar (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

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