Acrojana salmonea

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Acrojana salmonea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Acrojana
Species:
A. salmonea
Binomial name
Acrojana salmonea
Rothschild, 1932

Acrojana salmonea is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1932. [1] It is found in Nigeria. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acrojana salmonea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Acrojana salmonea Rothschild, 1932". Afromoths. Retrieved September 15, 2020.