Aschistophleps | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Tribe: | Osminiini |
Genus: | Aschistophleps Hampson [1893] |
Type species | |
Aschistophleps lampropoda Hampson, 1893 | |
Species | |
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Aschistophleps is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. [1]
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Macroscelesia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Scoliokona is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Synanthedon is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Ravitria is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
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