Charadraula cassandra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Autostichidae |
Genus: | Charadraula |
Species: | C. cassandra |
Binomial name | |
Charadraula cassandra Gozmány, 1967 | |
Charadraula cassandra is a moth of the family Autostichidae. It is found in Romania and on Crete and Cyprus, [1] as well as in Syria. [2]
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Charadraula is a moth genus in the family Autostichidae.
Charadraula parcella is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1855. It is found in Syria and Israel.