Heortia

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Heortia
Heortia vitessoides (Crambidae Odontiinae) 2.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Odontiinae
Genus: Heortia
Lederer, 1863 [1]
Synonyms
  • EtetaWalker, 1865
  • TyspanaMoore, 1885

Heortia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.

Species

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.