Mahommedella

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Mahommedella
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Mahommedella

Yakovlev, 2011
Species:
M. rungsi
Binomial name
Mahommedella rungsi
(Daniel et Witt, 1974)
Synonyms
  • Catopta rungsiDaniel et Witt, 1974
  • Holcocerus rungsi

Mahommedella is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae. It contains only one species, Mahommedella rungsi, which is found in Morocco. [1]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mahommedella rungsi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.