| Lygropia fusalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Lygropia |
| Species: | L. fusalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lygropia fusalis Hampson, 1904 | |
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Lygropia fusalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1904. It is found on the Bahamas, [1] in Costa Rica, Cuba and Florida. [2]
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