Hemerophila houttuinialis

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Hemerophila houttuinialis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Hemerophila
Species:
H. houttuinialis
Binomial name
Hemerophila houttuinialis
(Cramer, 1782)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Pyralis) houttuinialisCramer, 1782

Hemerophila houttuinialis is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1782. It is found in Suriname. [1]

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References

  1. "Hemerophila houttuinialis (Cramer)". Choreutidae. Retrieved November 19, 2017.