Honora perdubiella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Honora |
Species: | H. perdubiella |
Binomial name | |
Honora perdubiella (Dyar, 1905) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Honora perdubiella is a species of snout moth in the genus Honora . It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1905. It is found in North America, including Utah, [3] and British Columbia. [4]
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