Clemmatista

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Clemmatista
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Clemmatista

Meyrick, 1921
Species:
C. metacirrha
Binomial name
Clemmatista metacirrha
Meyrick, 1921
Synonyms
  • Chrysopeleia metacirrha(Meyrick, 1921)

Clemmatista is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cosmopterigidae. Its single species, Clemmatista metacirrha, is found in India. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Clemmatista metacirrha Meyrick 1921". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chysopeleia metacirrha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 30, 2018.
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