Cangetta hartoghialis

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Cangetta hartoghialis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Genus: Cangetta
Species:
C. hartoghialis
Binomial name
Cangetta hartoghialis
(Snellen, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Paraponyx hartoghialisSnellen, 1872
  • Cangetta rectilineaMoore, 1886
  • Parapoynx griseolalisHampson, 1893

Cangetta hartoghialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Snellen in 1872. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo [2] and Sri Lanka.

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Afro Moths