Metachanda crocozona

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Metachanda crocozona
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Metachanda
Species:
M. crocozona
Binomial name
Metachanda crocozona
Meyrick, 1910

Metachanda crocozona is a moth species in the oecophorine tribe Metachandini. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. [1] Its type locality is in Assam. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Metachanda crocozona". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Metachanda". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 22 June 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)