Preptos is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. Its single species, Preptos oropus, is found in Mexico[1] and Guatemala.[2] Both the genus and species were first described by William Schaus in 1892.[3]
| Preptos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Subfamily: | Eupterotinae |
| Genus: | Preptos Schaus, 1892 |
| Species: | P. oropus |
| Binomial name | |
| Preptos oropus Schaus, 1892 | |
| Synonyms | |
Tagora corax Druce, 1893 | |
The wingspan is about 95 mm. Adults are fawn coloured, the outer margins of the forewings and hindwings are broadly brown and separated from the ground colour by a straight dark line extending from the apices to the inner margins near the angles on both wings. There is a median and on the forewings, as well as an outer transverse dark wavy shade and a blackish spot on the subcostal vein near the base.[4]