Choreutis taprobanes

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Choreutis taprobanes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Choreutis
Species:
C. taprobanes
Binomial name
Choreutis taprobanes
(Zeller, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Simaethis taprobanesZeller, 1877

Choreutis taprobanes is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1877. It is found on Sri Lanka. [1]

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References

  1. Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.