Bicilia persinualis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Bicilia |
Species: | B. persinualis |
Binomial name | |
Bicilia persinualis (Hampson, 1899) | |
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Bicilia persinualis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1899. It is found in Brazil. [1]
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