Chortonoeca

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Chortonoeca
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Chortonoeca

Hampson, 1918 [1]
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C. leucocraspia
Binomial name
Chortonoeca leucocraspia
Hampson, 1918

Chortonoeca is a monotypic snout moth genus in the family Pyralidae. Its single species, Chortonoeca leucocraspia, is known from Algeria. Both the genus and species were described by George Hampson in 1918. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Chortonoeca Hampson, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2018.