Afropsipyla similis

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Afropsipyla similis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Afropsipyla
Species:
A. similis
Binomial name
Afropsipyla similis
Balinsky, 1994 [1]

Afropsipyla similis is a species of snout moth in the genus Afropsipyla . It was described by Boris Balinsky in 1994 and is known from South Africa (it was described from Johannesburg). [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Afropsipyla similis Balinsky, 1994". Afromoths. Retrieved November 15, 2017.