Leotropa sarcina

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Leotropa sarcina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Leotropa
Species:L. sarcina
Binomial name
Leotropa sarcina
Hampson, 1918

Leotropa sarcina is a species of snout moth. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in East Africa. [1]

Pyralidae Family of moths

The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera. The latest review by Eugene G. Munroe & Solis, in Kristensen (1999) retains the Crambidae as a full family of Pyraloidea.

Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet was a British entomologist.

East Africa Eastern region of the African continent

East Africa or Eastern Africa is the eastern region of the African continent, variably defined by geography. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 20 territories make up Eastern Africa:

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References

  1. "Leotropa Hampson, 1918" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 14, 2017.