| Anomoeotes nuda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Anomoeotidae |
| Genus: | Anomoeotes |
| Species: | A. nuda |
| Binomial name | |
| Anomoeotes nuda | |
Anomoeotes nuda is a species of moth of the Anomoeotidae family described by William Jacob Holland in 1897. It is known from Africa where it was found at the River Darde.
The Anomoeotidae are a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera of about 40 species, with Afrotropical and Oriental distribution.
Arthur Donaldson Smith (1866–1939) was an American physician, hunter, and explorer of Africa. In the 1890s he made a geological expedition to Lake Rudolph, passing through what was then Somaliland, southern Ethiopia and Kenya. In order to visit Ethiopia, he had to get permission from Menelik II. The trip lasted 18 months and took place between 1894 and 1895. In 1897 he published a book about his trip called, Through Unknown African Countries: the First Expedition from Somaliland to Lake Rudolf.
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Olapa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Ruanda is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was described by Strand in 1909.
Anomoeotes is a genus of moths in the Anomoeotidae family.
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Fabresema cheesmanae is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1979. It is found in New Caledonia.
Loxophlebia asseda is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1915. It is found in Brazil.
Nishada benjaminea is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Karl Johann Roepke in 1946. It is found on Sulawesi.
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