Degia imparata

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Degia imparata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Subfamily: Typhoniinae
Tribe: Penestoglossini
Genus: Degia
Species:
D. imparata
Binomial name
Degia imparata
Walker, 1862
Synonyms
  • Eusceletaula immodicaMeyrick, 1936
  • Degia immodica
  • Cossus leptaWest, 1932
  • Degia lepta

Degia imparata is a moth in the Psychidae family. It is found in China (Yunnan), Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines and Sumatra. [1]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Degia imparata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.