Ahamus gangcaensis

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Ahamus gangcaensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Ahamus
Species:
A. gangcaensis
Binomial name
Ahamus gangcaensis
(H.F Chu & L.Y. Wang, 2004)
Synonyms
  • Hepialus gangcaensisH.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 2004

Ahamus gangcaensis is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in China. [1]

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References

  1. Zou, Z.-W. ; X. Liu & G.-R. Zhang, 2010: Revision of taxonomic system of the genus Hepialus (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) currently adopted in China. Journal of Hunan University of Science & Technology (Natural Science Edition)25 (1): 114-120.