Afromelittia natalensis

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Afromelittia natalensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Afromelittia
Species:
A. natalensis
Binomial name
Afromelittia natalensis
(Butler, 1874) [1]
Synonyms
  • Melittia natalensisButler, 1874

Afromelittia natalensis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from South Africa.

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