Alucita ochrobasalis

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Alucita ochrobasalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Alucitidae
Genus: Alucita
Species:A. ochrobasalis
Binomial name
Alucita ochrobasalis
van Mastrigt & Gielis, 2009

Alucita ochrobasalis is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It was described by Henricus Jacobus Gerardus van Mastrigt and Cees Gielis in 2009. It is found in Papua New Guinea. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Mastrigt van, H. & C. Gielis, (2009). "Some important notes on Alucitidae (Lepidoptera) of Papua, Indonesia, with description of a new species". SUGAPA (Suara Serangga Papua). 4 (2): 34-39.


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