Anegcephalesis

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Anegcephalesis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Phycitinae
Genus: Anegcephalesis
Dyar, 1917 [1] [2]
Species:
A. arctella
Binomial name
Anegcephalesis arctella
(Ragonot, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Phycita arctellaRagonot, 1887
  • Anegcephalesis cathaeretesDyar, 1917
  • Anegcephalesis catheretesDyar, 1919

Anegcephalesis is a genus of snout moths described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917.

It contains the species A. arctella described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887. [1] It is found in North America, with a wingspan about 23 mm. [3]

The genus also contains Anegcephalesis cathaeretes.

References

  1. 1 2 "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. Savela, Markku (2002-10-25). "Anegcephalesis". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  3. "Moth Photographers Group". Mississippi State University. Retrieved 2011-10-07.