Anaxidia lactea

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Anaxidia lactea
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A. lactea
Binomial name
Anaxidia lactea
(Swinhoe, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Ambaliha lacteaSwinhoe, 1892

Anaxidia lactea is a moth of the family Limacodidae found in Australia, including Western Australia.


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