Adoxophyes molybdaina

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Adoxophyes molybdaina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Adoxophyes
Species:
A. molybdaina
Binomial name
Adoxophyes molybdaina
Clarke, 1976 [1]

Adoxophyes molybdaina is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Micronesia (Ponape).

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