Achrocerides

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Achrocerides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Subfamily: Chrysopolominae
Genus: Achrocerides
Hering, 1937 [1]
Species:
A. theorini
Binomial name
Achrocerides theorini
(Aurivillius, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Chrysopoloma theorini

Achrocerides is a monotypic genus of slug moths in the subfamily Chrysopolominae. It contains a single species, Achrocerides theorini.

Distribution

The distribution of Achrocerides theorini is mostly Central Africa. [2]

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References

  1. "Achrocerides Hering, 1937". GBIF.
  2. "Achrocerides theorini (Aurivillius, 1891)". African Moths.