Bedellia spectrodes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bedelliidae |
Genus: | Bedellia |
Species: | B. spectrodes |
Binomial name | |
Bedellia spectrodes Meyrick, 1931 | |
Bedellia spectrodes is a moth in the family Bedelliidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1931. It is found in India. [1]
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