Homaloxestis hainanensis

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Homaloxestis hainanensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Homaloxestis
Species:
H. hainanensis
Binomial name
Homaloxestis hainanensis
C. S. Wu, 1994

Homaloxestis hainanensis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu in 1994. It is found in northern Vietnam, Thailand and Hainan, China. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 14, 2018). "Homaloxestis hainanensis Wu, 1994". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 12, 2019.