Apura xylodryas

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Apura xylodryas
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Apura
Species:
A. xylodryas
Binomial name
Apura xylodryas
(Meyrick, 1927) [1]
Synonyms
  • Peronea xylodryasMeyrick, 1927

Apura xylodryas is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on Samoa.

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