Epicrocis sahariensis

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Epicrocis sahariensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Epicrocis
Species:
E. sahariensis
Binomial name
Epicrocis sahariensis
(Rothschild, 1921) [1]
Synonyms
  • Heterographis sahariensisRothschild, 1921
  • Pristophora pseudodiscomaculellaAmsel, 1935
  • Epicrocis pseudodiscomaculella

Epicrocis sahariensis is a species of snout moth in the genus Epicrocis . It was described by Rothschild in 1921. It is found in Niger, Ethiopia, Iran, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories and the United Arab Emirates. [2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epicrocis sahariensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  2. Epicrocis at www.afromoths.net.[ dead link ]