Lyncestis (moth)

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Lyncestis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Ophiusini
Genus: Lyncestis
Walker, 1857
Synonyms
  • JarasanaMoore, 1882

Lyncestis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

Species

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