Maradana desertalis

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Maradana desertalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Maradana
Species:
M. desertalis
Binomial name
Maradana desertalis
(Hampson, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Paractenia desertalisHampson, 1908

Maradana desertalis is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by George Hampson in 1908. It is found in Balochistan. [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). "Paractenia desertalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 9, 2018.