Ghesquierellana

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Ghesquierellana
Blotched Pearl (Ghesquierellana hirtusalis) (53640923056).jpg
G. hirtusalis in South Africa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Tribe: Margaroniini
Genus: Ghesquierellana
Berger, 1955 [1]
Synonyms
  • GhesquieriellanaMunroe, 1959
  • PhalantaGhesquière, 1942

Ghesquierellana is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.

Species

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-17.