Pseudosphex
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pseudosphex-251-17821122
title:
Pseudosphex
text:
Pseudosphex is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818. These moths are mimics of a variety of Hymenoptera. The prefix pseudo means "false", and Sphex is a genus of wasps. "In the cases of moths being like various species of the Hymenoptera aculeata [stinging wasps] it is impossible to argue that the same environment and general conditions can produce habits in moths which are of no use whatever to them except as a disguise. But if the moths t
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Genus of moths
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudosphex
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date modified:
2021-01-04T14:01:13Z
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13
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