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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Tribe: | Phycitini |
| Genus: | Khorassania Amsel, 1951 |
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Khorassania is a genus of snout moths described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1951 [1] [2]
Richard Amsel was an American illustrator and graphic designer. His career was brief but prolific, including movie posters, album covers, and magazine covers. His portrait of comedian Lily Tomlin for the cover of Time is now part of the permanent collection at the Smithsonian Institution. He was associated with TV Guide for thirteen years.
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Scythrididae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The family is sometimes included in the Xyloryctidae as a subfamily Scythridinae, but the Xyloryctidae themselves have sometimes been included in the Oecophoridae as subfamily. Scythrididae adults are smallish to mid-sized moths, which when at rest appear teardrop-shaped.
Acrobasis is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae.
Ephelis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Loxostege is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Tegostoma is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Titanio is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Hypotia is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847.
Ardekania is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1951 and is known from Iran.
Belutchistania is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1951. Its single species, Belutchistania squamalis, was described by the same author. It is found in Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
Ardekania farsella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ardekania. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1951. It is found in Iran.
Hypotia mimicralis is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypotia. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1951 and is known from the United Arab Emirates and Iran.
Khorassania hartigi is a species of snout moth in the genus Khorassania. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1951. It is found in Iran.
Prorophora is a genus of snout moths described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887.
Ephelis flavomarginalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in the United Arab Emirates and Iran.
Anacampsinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
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