Prytaneutis [SEP] parent taxon
Prytaneutis
Prytaneutis is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.
This genus is allied to Lyonetia which, however, has the antennae always longer than the forewings.
The only species in this genus is Prytaneutis clavigera that is found in Sri Lanka.
It has a wingspan of 8-11mm. Its forewing are pale glossy purplish-grey, with the costal edge white and a longitudal orange-yellow mark in disc.
External links.
- Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and
Taxon in disguise
In bacteriology, a taxon in disguise is a species, genus or higher unit of biological classification whose evolutionary history reveals has evolved from another unit of similar or lower rank, making the parent unit paraphyletic. This happens when rapid evolution makes a new species appear radically different from the ancestral group, so that it is not (initially) recognised as belonging to the parent phylogenetic group, leaving the latter an evolutionary grade.
While the term is from bacteriology, parallel examples are found throughout the tree of