Macropoliana afarorum

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Macropoliana afarorum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Macropoliana
Species:
M. afarorum
Binomial name
Macropoliana afarorum
Rougeot, 1975 [1]

Macropoliana afarorum is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Djibouti.

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.