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Genus: | Alispoides Ragonot, 1888 [1] |
Species: | A. vermiculella |
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Alispoides vermiculella Ragonot, 1888 | |
Alispoides is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot, in 1888, and contains the species Alispoides vermiculella. [1] It is found in southern Africa. [2]
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