Discofrontia

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Discofrontia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Tribe: Anerastiini
Genus: Discofrontia
Hampson in Ragonot, 1891 [1]
Species:
D. normella
Binomial name
Discofrontia normella
Hampson, 1901

Discofrontia is a monotypic snout moth genus in the family Pyralidae. Its single species, Discofrontia normella, is found in South Africa. The genus was described by George Hampson in 1891, but the species was described by the same author in 1901. [2]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2011-12-16.