Voousia

Voousia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Voousia; Schoorl, 1990
Species:	V. punctifer
Binomial name
	Voousia punctifer; (Hampson, 1898)
Synonyms
	Duomitus punctifer Hampson, 1898; Xyleutes punctifer;

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.

Etymology[edit]

The genus is named in honour of Prof. Dr. K . H . Voous.^[1]

^ Schoorl, J.W. 1990: A phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 263: 1-295. PDF

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