Barbasphecia hephaistos | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Barbasphecia |
Species: | B. hephaistos |
Binomial name | |
Barbasphecia hephaistos Pühringer & Sáfián, 2011 [1] | |
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