Meleonoma psammota | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Autostichidae |
Subfamily: | Periacminae |
Tribe: | Meleonomini |
Genus: | Meleonoma |
Species: | M. psammota |
Binomial name | |
Meleonoma psammota Meyrick, 1915 | |
Meleonoma psammota is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania. [1]
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