Antihepialus keniae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Antihepialus |
Species: | A. keniae |
Binomial name | |
Antihepialus keniae (Holland, 1892) | |
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Antihepialus keniae is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae described by William Jacob Holland in 1892. It is known from Kenya, Tanzania [1] [2] and Uganda.
The species belongs to the genus Antihepialus, which is endemic to parts of East Africa. Records indicate that A. keniae inhabits montane and submontane regions, often associated with grassland and forest margins. [3] [4]