Arignota decipiens

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Arignota decipiens
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A. decipiens
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Arignota decipiens
Diakonoff, 1954

Arignota decipiens is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1954. It is found in New Guinea. [1]

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References

  1. "Arignota Turner, 1898" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 12, 2017.