| Hednota dichospila | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Chilonini |
| Genus: | Hednota |
| Species: | H. dichospila |
| Binomial name | |
| Hednota dichospila (Turner, 1937) | |
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Hednota dichospila is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1937. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia. [1]
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