| Afrida tortriciformis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Afrida |
| Species: | A. tortriciformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Afrida tortriciformis Möschler, 1886 | |
Afrida tortriciformis is a moth of the family Nolidae. It is found in Jamaica. [1]
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