Lyncestis albisigna

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Lyncestis albisigna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lyncestis
Species:
L. albisigna
Binomial name
Lyncestis albisigna
Wileman & South, 1920 [1]
Synonyms
  • Melipotis albisigna

Lyncestis albisigna is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in the Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao). [2]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Melipotis albisigna (Wileman & South 1920)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016.
  2. nkis.info