Heterocnephes

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Heterocnephes
10-Heterocnephes scapulalis Lederer, 1863.JPG
Heterocnephes scapulalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Tribe: Margaroniini
Genus: Heterocnephes
Lederer, 1863 [1]
Type species
Heterocnephes scapulalis
Lederer, 1863

Heterocnephes 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.