Heteromicta tripartitella

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Heteromicta tripartitella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Heteromicta
Species:
H. tripartitella
Binomial name
Heteromicta tripartitella
(Meyrick, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Aphomia tripartitellaMeyrick, 1879
  • Heteromicta leptochloraTurner, 1913

Heteromicta tripartitella is a species of snout moth in the genus Heteromicta . It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1879. It is found in Australia (including Queensland and New South Wales). [1]

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References

  1. "Heteromicta Meyrick, 1886" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 11, 2017.