| Almita | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Almita B. Landry, 1995 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Almita texana [2] B. Landry, 1995 | |
| Almita | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Almita B. Landry, 1995 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Almita texana [2] B. Landry, 1995 | |
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