Aethiopsestis echinata

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Aethiopsestis echinata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Aethiopsestis
Species:
A. echinata
Binomial name
Aethiopsestis echinata
Watson, 1965

Aethiopsestis echinata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Watson in 1965. [1] [2] It is found in Zimbabwe. [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). "Aethiopsestis echinata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. 1 2 De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Aethiopsestis echinata Watson, 1965". Afromoths. Retrieved August 17, 2018.