Hodgesiella lampropeda

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Hodgesiella lampropeda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Hodgesiella
Species:
H. lampropeda
Binomial name
Hodgesiella lampropeda
(Meyrick, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Labdia lampropedaMeyrick, 1917
  • Pyroderces lampropeda

Hodgesiella lampropeda is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in India. [1]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Labdia lampropeda". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 6, 2018.