Ectropa

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Ectropa
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Ectropa ancilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Subfamily: Chrysopolominae
Genus: Ectropa
Wallengren, 1836
Species [1]

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Ectropa is a genus of slug moths described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1836.

Species

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References

  1. "Ectropa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2024-01-18.