Glaphyria amazonica

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Glaphyria amazonica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Glaphyria
Species:
G. amazonica
Binomial name
Glaphyria amazonica
(Munroe, 1964)
Synonyms
  • Scybalista amazonicaMunroe, 1964

Glaphyria amazonica is a moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It is found in Brazil. [2]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scybalista amazonica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 4, 2018.